bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
in one's hands; in one's control
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
infection; contagion; becoming infected
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
and so; therefore; for that reason
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
physical law; laws of physics
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
first meeting; first interview with
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
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 graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to make an appeal; to urge
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time