to survive; to continue living; to escape death
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
last night; yesterday evening
delusion; trick of the imagination
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
because; the reason why is
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
lately; recently; nowadays
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around