to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to run away; to escape safely
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
sudden change; sudden turn
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
prefix for forming ordinal numbers