to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
while; even though; despite
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
precarious situation; precarious state
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
higher rank; better position
to fight against; to oppose; to face
alone; by oneself; on one's own
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...