to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
point in common; common feature
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
very likely; very probable
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
pair; the two; both persons; both things
selection; choice; option
until now; so far; up to the present
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
duty; function; office; mission; task
explanation; interpretation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to have a talk; to tell a story
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
underestimation; undervaluation
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like