to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
arrangement; pact; agreement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
reputation; respectability
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
(social) class; rank; grade
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to make one's own; to take possession of
superiority complex; sense of superiority
craving for the limelight