inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to harm; to cause harm to
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
sword; blade; single stroke
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
severe wound; serious wound; gash
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
as far as the eye can see