putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
surely (not); certainly (not)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
such ... as; or some such
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)