precarious situation; precarious state
accomplishment; execution
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
invisibly; secretly; privately
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
riverside; edge of a river
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
stealthy steps; soft steps
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
joint; seam; joining point
inspection; examination; checking
character style; character form
a coupler; a splice; a successor; an heir
cache; place to hide something
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
depending on; dependent on
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
outward appearance; apparent
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company