to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
forcibly; against one's will
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
calm; composed; cool; quiet
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be needed; to be wanted
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
nervousness; oversensitivity
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
rather; better; instead; if anything
sympathy; compassion; pity
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
had better ...; had better not ...
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)