tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to lose one's footing; to slip
troubled face; worried expression
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
difference; variation; difference
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
amount of money; sum of money
the other day; a few days ago
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
store; reserve; stock; savings
patient; unhurried; leisurely
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit