painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
something like ...; something called ...
different opinion; objection
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
crisis in a battle; death
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to have an idea; to have a clue
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to underrate; to make light of
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
forgetting; lapse of memory
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
consideration; taking into account
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
even though; despite; when
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
this world; this life; world of the living
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with