putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
guard; sentinel; garrison
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)