-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
obedience; submission; resignation
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to put one's strength into
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to sew up; to sew together
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender