hostility; antagonism; opposition
about this time; about now
will; intent; desire; will; testament
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
with a start; with a jump
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
crotch; thigh; groin; crutch
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
sexual desire; carnal desire; lust
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
why; how; for what reason
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; dimly; hazily; faintly
with a start; with a jump
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to be exhausted; to be worn out
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means