compromise independence

Damocles a brush with a clear and present danger a close call a death trap a marked man a matter of life and or death a powder keg a recipe for disaster a ticking time bomb a witch-hunt asword of Damocles hangs over sb's head at stake at your own risk avert danger

المحفوف بالمخاطر والعرضة للخطر الحماية والوقاية