to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to manage something successfully; to be successful
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to lose one's footing; to slip
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(in) the air; midair; sky
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
head over heels; headlong; head first
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to collapse; to flop (onto)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
somersault; looping-the-loop
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to brush off; to shake off
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained