putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
offense and defense; offence and defence
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do for (the sake of someone else)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to bury; to embed; to implant
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
war; battle; match; game; competition
by today; before the day is over
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
proper; right; reasonable
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance