going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
reality; actuality; hard fact
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
that's true; of course; obviously
with a bang (clash, bump)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
great speed; recklessly fast speed
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
covered with; stained; smeared
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
strong-willed; strong of heart
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again