undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
hidden treasure; treasured article
all night; throughout the night
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to take back; to recapture
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead