to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
one day; (on) a certain day
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
boisterously; roughly; briskly
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
by sheer strength; by brute force
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
from the beginning; from scratch
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
shades of evening; dead of night
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
simple; simplified; easy; plain
wooden house; frame house (building)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
landowner; landlord; landlady
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
observation; survey; watching