what's what; heads or tails
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
working in the fields; working on a farm
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be shot dead by an assassin
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
sphere; circle; range; category
main; principal; chief; primary; major
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
chit; sales slip; voucher
as you see; as you can see
valuable article; valuables
quite; utterly; really; completely
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
letter (of alphabet); character; writing