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 curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
marshland; wetland; swampland
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
to gain weight; to put on weight
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to spread; to be propagated
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to repeat; to do over again
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
behind with everything; too late; reactive
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
invitation; introduction; temptation
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
war; fighting; fierce competition