putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
document; official papers
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
personage; person (deserving of respect)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
approximate age; age range
same generation; one's generation
secretary (government); director; chief
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
this is why; this means; it is the case that
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
inheritance; something given or received
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
changing clothes; change of clothes