(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
white makeup powder; (face) powder
battlefield; battleground
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
leader; authority; mainstay
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
young girl; lass; adolescent female