to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
praise; glorification; extolment
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to squint (one eye); to narrow
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
summer vacation; summer holiday
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
attendance (at school); going to school
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)