knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
rival; competitor; competition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
story; tale; talk; discussion
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
in one's hands; in one's control
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress