to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
prospects of victory; chances of success
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
even though; despite; when
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
bad behavior; misbehavior
to blame; to find fault with
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
just because; even if; even though
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
each time it happens; at all such times