thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to chase; to run after; to pursue
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
while; during; while; although; all; both
pressure; oppression; suppression
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
way out; means to escape; escape route
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
by means of; due to; because of; according to
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
explosion; rupture; break off
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all