putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
by myself; in person; by oneself
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
impossible; unlikely; improbable
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
Casa Branca (Brazil); Casablanca (Morocco)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
central part; heart (of a city)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
right in the center (centre)
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
kitchen; financial situation
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike