securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
had better ...; had better not ...
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
election; selection; choice
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
declaration; proclamation; announcement
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be plump; to be chubby
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to have an idea; to have a clue
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look