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sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

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close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

2

easy to understand

3

safe; certain

1

most; much; greatly

1

haughty

1

jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

1

dull sound; muffled sound

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

2

critical hit

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

4

horizontal; level; even

1

another thing; exception; special case

1

to raise overhead

3

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

in very small pieces

1

phew; whew

2

to shave off; to scrape off

2

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

2

eye contact

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

2

nesting hole; burrow; den

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

2

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

2

artificial; unnatural

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place

1

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

blood congestion; -stasis

1

sense of pain

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter

1

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

2

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

5

bottom; sole

1

suicide

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

2

hesitation; indecision

1

interval; break; pause; spare moment

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