to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to be dead; to be lifeless
horn (musical instrument)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
election; selection; choice
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
final adjustment; final coordination
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)