shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to solicit; to demand; to extort
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to thrust before; to thrust at
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to detain; to check; to restrain
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
you (plural); all of you; you all
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
way out; means to escape; escape route
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances