putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
blunder; slip; error; error
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to have one's horizons broadened
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
all around; as far as the eye can see
several times; once or twice
to grimace; to make a wry face
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
calamity; disaster; accident
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to fold up; to fold into layers
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type