tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
outbreak of war; starting a war
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
participation; joining; entry
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to squeeze out; to wring out
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)