to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
thorough; exhaustive; complete
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
together with; same; both; all; including ...
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
failure; mistake; blunder
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious