please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
it's no joke; gimme a break!
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to raise one's voice; to shout
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
that is to say; so that means
to have an idea; to have a clue
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to cry and shout; to scream
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
reality; actuality; hard fact
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to be entwined; to be involved
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid