living thing; living creature; animal; life
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
change of government; regime change
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
emotional strength; force of will
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to make an appeal; to urge
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)