goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to step over or across; to overcome
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)