putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
due form; official; formality
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to pick up; to find; to gather
society; public; community; social studies
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
interpersonal; between individuals
quarrel; dispute; argument
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
trial; judgement; judgment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
settlement; solution; resolution
police; police officer; police station
mechanism; organization; organisation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe