carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
at first; initially; in the beginning
to cease; to stop; to be over
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
disintegration; self-destruction
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
control room; control booth
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
all you want; as much as one wants
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of