borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
moment; brief space of time
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to watch intently; to stare
briskly; quickly; promptly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to come to one's senses; to calm down
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze