to escape from; to get out
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
firing line; caustic curve
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
respectable; ordinary; normal
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
good or bad luck; fortune
to exert oneself; to make efforts
attenuation; damping; decay
less-than sign or greater-than sign (< or >); inequality sign
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
automatic; intransitive verb
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
threshold; breaking point
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss