(suffering) damage; injury; harm
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
hey; listen; look here; I say
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
prospects of victory; chances of success
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
no way to do; nothing can be done
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to take back; to recapture