hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
casual speech; peer language; informal language
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
conditionally; with conditions attached
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to look down on; to make light of
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
behavior; behaviour; manner
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
aforementioned; above-mentioned
step; stride; counter for steps
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to live through; to survive
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
by all means; at all costs; absolutely