to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to hold fast; to protect to the end
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
blood is thicker than water
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
taking part (in planning); participation
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to sniff out; to get wind of
offensive (movement); aggression
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
freedom; free man; free woman
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
resonance; sympathetic vibration
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to return a favor (favour); to repay