to develop into a serious incident
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
other side; opposite side; other party
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to move forward; to move on
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to have meaning; to be meaningful
the way back; the way home; return trip
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
why; how; for what reason
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
motive power; driving force
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then