hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
burlesque; low comedy; farce
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
military campaign; battle; war
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to spread; to be propagated
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
carelessly; inattentively
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance