alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
to cross the line; to go too far
speculation; thinking; meditation
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
intelligence; intellect; brains
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
counter for rules; rule; regulation
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
successfully; with success
quarrel; dispute; argument
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to look down over; to look down on
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
risky; dangerous; insecure
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
such a thing; something like that
transactions; dealings; business
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying