one's physical safety; personal security
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
interruption; interference; butting in
(necessary) personnel; required person
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
duty; obligation; responsibility
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
severe punishment; rigorous measures
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
disintegration; self-destruction
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
fear; dread; fright; willies
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to continue to do; to persist in doing
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
above; going steadily upward
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
reduction by half; halving
decrease; reduction; decline
to save; to leave over; to spare
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
split; division; break up
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to faint; to be exhausted