ill will; malice; evil intent
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to put someone to work; to make someone work
accession to the throne; enthronement
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
old friend; familiar face
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
elopement; running away with a lover
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
eccentric; crank; oddball
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
leopard (Panthera pardus)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary