life and death; life or death
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
calamity; disaster; accident
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
important person; strategic person; key figure
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
sympathy; empathy; response
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
heap; pile; stack; full measure
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
revengeful ghost; apparition
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
yoke; constraints; oppression
to escape from; to get out
laws of nature; physical laws; physics