actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
bet; wager; stake; gamble
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
chestnut (horse coat color)
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
unique; peculiar; singular
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
button (clothing); push-button; button
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing