grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to turn completely into; to become completely
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to take a breath; to take a short rest
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
whenever you want; any time you like
it seems so; that's what it looks like
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
and so; therefore; for that reason
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to express (in words); to confess
to make an appeal; to urge
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
precondition; prerequisite
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
to be perturbed; to be agitated
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless