what would (you) do?; what to do about it
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to live through; to survive
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one by one; one after another; successively
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
existence; possession; having; limited company
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
rational; reasonable; logical
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)