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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

3

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

5

to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

1

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

1

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

3

tomato ketchup

1

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

violent explosion; bursting

1

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

1

loading capacity

1

in a circle (ring)

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

1

dead drunk

1

(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

1

reluctant; hesitant

1

fire resistance

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

3

pressure; force

2

fog; mist; spray

3

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

4

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

2

to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone

1

ordinary person

1

fierce fighting

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

2

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

several (levels, floors)

2

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

2

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

2

adhesion; stickiness; viscosity

1

being sticky

1

binding force

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

2

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

1

being left out; being ostracized

5

uncle

3

to cut corners; to be shoddy

3

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

icicle; (arch.) ice

2

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

3

waste of time; killing time

2

job application form; employee satisfaction

1

contrived; false-sounding

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

2

sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)

2