companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
main cause; primary factor
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
in line with this; therefore
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
inheritance; something given or received
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to shake; to sway; to waver
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is