to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
military forces; hosts; troops
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
inevitability of death (one of the four kinds of suffering); death pains; agony of death
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
useless resistance; vain struggle
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
office (usu. for construction, maintenance, services, etc.)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
protracted war; war of attrition
final game; final games; the finals
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry