sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
leader; central personage
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
boy; son; baby boy; young man
and yet; though; when; in spite of
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful