bad influence; negative influence
at a moment's notice; readily
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
beauty of style; beauty of form
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
naturally; of course; understandably
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
cowardly; timid; easily frightened