to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
limbs; arms and legs; body
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
simply; merely; only; solely
had better ...; had better not ...
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to explain adequately; to be accountable
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to affect; to impact; to influence
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
succession; continuation; series; sequence
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding