oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
trial; judgement; judgment
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
strangling (to death); strangulation
drunkenness; intoxication
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
judgment; judgement; discernment
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
yellowish; tinged with yellow
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
otherwise; or else; if not
international law; law of nations
large build; large pattern
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
hook; crochet hook; crochet needle
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
demonstration; manifestation; protest
night attack; nocturnal assault
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever