floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
to strangle; to constrict
carbonization; carbonisation
sabotage; subversive activities
charred; burnt black; scorched black
supporting role (actor); minor role
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
ongoing; in progress; afoot
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
artery; arterial road; major route
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to get thin; to taper off
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to step forward; to take a step forward
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword