to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
spurt of blood; spray of blood
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
speaking of ...; as for ...
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
counter for (school) periods; nth period
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
of course; certainly; indeed
conversely; on the contrary
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever