watchful waiting; careful supervision
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
duty; obligation; responsibility
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
passing through without stopping; passing by
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
speech; expression; wording; language
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to do together; to share; to participate in
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
with tears in one's eyes; on the verge of tears; with teary eyes; with a hint of moisture; slightly moistly; with emerging sheen
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
one's own style; self-taught manner
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
elementary level; beginner level
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer