serves you right!; see what happens!
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
center; centre; metropolis
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
carnivore; carnivorous animal
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
as one had hoped; as one wishes
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
close call; narrow escape
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
protective instinct; defensive instinct