fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
conviction; belief; confidence
behind; in the rear; in back
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
danger; peril; hazard; risk
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
these guys; these fellows
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
villain; baddie; the villain's part
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
pride; boast; credit (to)
to subsist; to keep on living
duty; obligation; responsibility
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to lend an ear to; to listen to
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to suit; to match; to become; to be like