cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to be extremely dangerous
to happen to hear; to overhear
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
I've got to be going; I must go
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to call together; to convene
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
strangely; oddly; mysteriously
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
token (effort); something done for form's sake
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to hold something reverently with both hands
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
approximate age; age range