to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
for dear life; barely escaping alive
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
image; figure; figure; form; image
essence; true nature; substance; reality
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
writing a script with specific actors in mind; writing a script after having picked the actors
long ago; already; a long time ago
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
flight; escape; running away; flying high
if so; in that case; in that situation
rest; break; recess; intermission
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
solution; solution strategy
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient