loath



afraid, apathetic, averse, backward, baulking, baulky, dilatory, disinclined, grudging, hesitant, indifferent, indisposed, laggard, perfunctory, reluctant,

   in the offing - approaching, at hand, brewing, card, close, coming, forthcoming, future, immediate, imminent, impending, in reserve, in store, in the cards, in the wind,

   escort - accompany, attend, attendant, bear, beau, bodyguard, boyfriend, bring, carry, cavalier, chaperon, cicerone, companion, company, conduct,

   blow upon - bespatter, blacken, blot, brand, censure, defame, defile, disapprove, disparage, expose, hang in effigy, malign, pillory, reprimand, slur,

   as it seems - apparently, ostensibly, outwardly, prima facie, seemingly, superficially ,

   excelling - above, ahead, ascendant, better, capping, chosen, distinguished, eminent, excellent, finer, greater, higher, major, marked, outstanding,

   rein - administration, arrest, back-pedal, backwater, brake, bridle, check, clip the wings, collect, command, constrain, constraint, contain, control, cool,

   rucksack - baggage, luggage, pack ,

   pet food - barley, bran, chicken feed, chop, corn, ensilage, feed, fodder, forage, grain, hay, mash, meal, oats, pasturage,

   explaining - critical, demonstrative, editorial, elucidative, enlightening, explanatory, illuminating, illustrative, rationalistic ,

   excommunicate - anathematize, ban, banish, blackball, blacklist, blaspheme, blast, break, bring home to, bust, cashier, cast out, censure, condemn, confound,