making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
with a friendly grin; smilingly
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
while; during; performed in this condition
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
(someone else's) daughter
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
for your information; I'm telling you
to care for someone; to look after someone
good (place to leave off); convenient