to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
time axis; time basis; timeline
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
apparent; obvious; very clear
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
strong person; the strong; the powerful
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
present continuous tense; present progressive form
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
accomplishment; execution
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret