to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
severe punishment; rigorous measures
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
between times; when there's a spare moment
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
there is nothing; having nothing
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
muddy water; red-light district
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
dull sound; muffled sound
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
standing firm; holding out
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
near; nearby; not far off
to thrust down; to push off