to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
possession rate; possession; domination rate; penetration factor
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
overdose; excessive consumption
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
stillness; repose; standing still
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
that's the way it is; such is life
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
extinction; annihilation; destruction
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
usage; way to use; utilization
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to surge; to well up; to gush out
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover