sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
calming down; quieting down
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to watch over; to watch attentively
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to assemble; to set up; to construct
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening