putting one's courage to the test
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
such ... as; or some such
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
suddenly; all of a sudden
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
such; this sort of; like this
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
if so; in that case; in that situation