attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
offense and defense; offence and defence
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
pride in one's strength or skill
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
gradually; little by little; step by step
to fire into; to shoot into
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source