spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
ongoing; in progress; afoot
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
gunsmoke; smoke of cannon
to step over or across; to overcome
successively; one after another
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
divide into four pieces; one fourth
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to do together; to share; to participate in
to step forward; to volunteer
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
near oneself; close to one; familiar
another; different; something else
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to subsist; to keep on living
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health