to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
victim; injured party; sufferer
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to escape death; to be saved from death
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
offender; criminal; culprit
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
mass communication; mass media