antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older sister; lass; young lady
unexpectedly; surprisingly
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
security guard; loss prevention officer
sending home; repatriation; deportation
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
information leak; data breach
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to take back; to recapture
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke