borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
before ... days (months, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
later on; eventually; afterwards
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
beforehand; in advance; previously
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high