what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
indicate reason; infers some protest
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be injured; to sustain a wound
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
at the last moment; this late in the game
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
that's true; of course; obviously
settlement; solution; resolution
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
questions and answers; dialogue
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
cracks or fissures in the ground
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to