act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
relatively; comparatively
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
leadership; initiative; spearhead
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to rebuild; to reconstruct
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk