to take a veneer off something
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
just because; even if; even though
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
transfer; transport; removal
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
same crime; being equally guilty
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)