these guys; these fellows
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to be prolonged; to drag on
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
depending on; dependent on
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
sudden change; complete change
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition