easygoing; optimistic; conceited
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
atrocity; (arch.) treason
retort; back talk; backchat
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to have one's hair stand on end
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
step; stride; counter for steps
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
now that you say that; now that you mention it
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
large amount of money; great cost
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to lose heart; to lose motivation
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness