acrobatics; risky undertaking
to stop (plug) one's ears
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
eyes of a predator; keen eyes; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
just one person; only one
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to whine; to make feeble complaints
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
natural calamity; disaster
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair