depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
section; cross section; profile
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
drifting; drift; being adrift
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
spot; point; place; position
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
line; queue; procession; matrix
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
approval; license; licence; permission
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
injury; inflicting bodily injury
murder; homicide; manslaughter
illegal; illicit; unlawful
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
arrest; apprehension; capture
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to rant and rave; to raise hell