tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to lose a closely fought contest
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
simply put; putting it simply; in short
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
distilled liquor; spirits
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
chance (of success); odds
surroundings; environs; circumference
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
philandering; itch for women
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
interruption; suspension; break
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home