calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to put one's life on the line
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
instability; insecurity; crankiness
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
secret; private; surreptitious
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to be consistent; to be coherent
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
in that manner; like that
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour