collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
worthless thing; trivial thing
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
recovery; undoing; recall
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
way out; means to escape; escape route
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
out of control; uncontrollable
(in) the air; midair; sky
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
to mix; to stir; to blend
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
to rebuke; to scold harshly
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course