power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
(necessary) personnel; required person
bygones; the past; past event
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
negative emotions; negative feelings
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
absolute obedience; complete submission
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
broad policy; overriding principle
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
wrong; different; not like that
the future; future prospects
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to fight to the last (death)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
reason for being; raison d'être
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset