fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
one's person; around one's person
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
one's family; family member
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
reigning; controlling; dictating
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to join forces; to cooperate
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
doing whatever one pleases
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to have an idea; to have a clue
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
preface; introduction; preamble
study; research; investigation