one's physical safety; personal security
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
for a while; for some time; for a period
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to blow through; to blow across
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
that kind; competition; match
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
concord; harmony; concert
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
fabrication; lie; fiction
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to take someone's life; to kill someone
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic