to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
survival; survivor; relic
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
world; society; people; the public
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to read the situation; to sense the mood
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries