to be hesitant; to feel timid
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
either way; in any case; one way or another
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
persecution complex; paranoia
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; variation; difference
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
considerably; greatly; a lot
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms