to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to put one's life on the line
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
your husband; her husband
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
national defence; national defense
die all together; go to the grave together
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
eight minutes; triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
above; going steadily upward
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
passing (an examination); making the grade
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)