putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to turn completely into; to become completely
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
notice; attention; observation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
society; public; community; social studies
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to come to one's senses; to calm down
departure; leaving; going away; recession
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
mountain range; mountain belt
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
application; request; petition
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
stairs; stairway; staircase
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on