to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
whispering into a person's ear
strategy meeting; council of war
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
after school (at the end of the day)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to spread; to be propagated
serious; severe; grave; acute
bad influence; negative influence
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
wide-open; frank; open; candid
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself