to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be found; to be discovered
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
correction; revision; amendment
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason