top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
freedom; free man; free woman
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
explanation; interpretation
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
about when; about what time; how soon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
without leaving any trace
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)