to roll about; to writhe about
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to kill; to slay; to shoot dead; to cut down
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
to throw down the drain; to waste
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
body and soul; mind and body
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
(person treated as a) plaything
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
power of the state; government authority
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
near; close by; within reach; familiar
public telephone; pay phone
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray