to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
personality; character; individuality; personhood
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded
to flare up; to fly into a rage
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
without; but if; otherwise; or else
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
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 cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to move forward; to move on
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
complete stranger; total stranger