to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
answering question by question
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
internal conditions; true state of affairs
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
real intention; true motive; true meaning
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
premature joy; short-lived elation