choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
self control; self restraint
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to have an idea; to have a clue
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
mask; disguise; guise; mask
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to peel off and fall; to flake away
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to run down (stairs, etc.)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
thermal runaway; overheating
pale; pallid; bluish-white
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
just one person; only one
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to apologize; to apologise
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to wait and see; to see how the land lies