Pitfall (Source of danger)
Nouns
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rocks, reefs, coral reef, sunken rocks, snags
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sands, quicksands
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syrt, syrtis
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Goodwin sands, sandy foundation
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slippery ground
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breakers, shoals, shallows, bank, shelf, flat, lee shore, ironbound coast
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rock ahead, breakers ahead. precipice
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maelstrom, volcano
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ambush etc. Ambush [Means of concealment].
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pitfall, trapdoor
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trap etc. (snare) Deception. sword of Damocles
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wolf at the door, snake in the grass, death in the pot
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latency etc. Latency. Implication. ugly customer, dangerous person
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firebrand, hornet's nest.