to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
development; exploitation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to push aside; to brush aside
trusting too much; overestimating ability
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to blow out; to spout out
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
prejudice; bias; distorted view
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
how can (one) do something
dispersing; breaking up; running away
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable