feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
(in) the air; midair; sky
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
principle; theory; fundamental truth
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
special training; intensive training; crash course
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
tingling; stinging; pungently
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
protracted war; war of attrition
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
schedule; program; calendar
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
armament; soldier's equipment
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away