willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
calamity; disaster; accident
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
high-end; high end; high level
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
very loose; slowly; leisurely
directionality; directivity
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to look down on; to make light of
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
wrong; different; not like that
a certain somebody; you-know-who
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
sexy; popular; well-liked