total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
assertion; declaration; affirmation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
directions; instructions; orders; command
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
extremely talented; very gifted
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to lie down; to throw oneself down
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
what with this and that; for a number of reasons