perilous

His entire career seems mismatched to this perilous fork in history's road.

The thematic architecture is lucidly in place in this tale of sons stepping out of the shadows of their fathers to test their mettle in the most perilous of circumstances.

Alec interrupts her: “Let’s talk slower. You’re speaking English in a Spanish cadence, which is always perilous for me. Slow down.”

It comes after warnings that museums in places such as Derby, Birmingham and Hampshire "face a perilous financial position" with the "imminent threat of sale of collections or closure".

One point clear of the Premier League relegation zone and with just three wins in 19 matches, Everton were in a perilous position when David Moyes was reappointed as manager on 11 January.