adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
two times; twice; two degrees
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
intelligence; intellect; brains
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over