very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to bite off; to gnaw through
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to keep away; to keep at a distance
because; for; the reason why is ...
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
both; both sides; both parties
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
arrangement; pact; agreement
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid