make one wrong move and ...; take one wrong step and ...
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
new book; new publication
addiction to the printed word; addiction to reading; reading addict; obsessive reader
to knock down; to bring down
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)
treasure house; storage for valuable property
one more time; once more; once again
one's share; one's portion
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to lose a closely fought contest
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
to add (to); to add on; to append
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
distrust; unjust suspicion
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
tall figure; high stature
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then