background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
in the face of; in defiance of
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
stone (used for throwing)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
tag (children's game); tig
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
preparation; provision; guarding
in good health; alive and well; going strong
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
journey; route of a journey