putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
armed forces; military; troops
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
job application form; employee satisfaction
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
personality; style; appearance
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
young girl; lass; adolescent female
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
from here; from this place
Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
special selection; finest pick; top pick