lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
reconciliation; make peace with
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
person unfit for society; misfit
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be late; to be unpunctual
worst; worst-case (scenario)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
moment by moment; hour by hour
to say no more; to sink into silence
while moving; on the move
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
in proportion to; just as much as
trio; gang of three; threesome
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
place; situation; position; location
many; much; plenty; hardly
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
opposite side; opposition
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life