monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to get along well together; to be close to each other
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
desperately; for one's dear life
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
manly; masculine; like a man
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)