to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
endurance contest; test of endurance
diversion; distraction; feint
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to fire into; to shoot into
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course