pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
that; the matter in question
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
both hands; both arms; ten
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
witnessing; observing; sighting
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
handrail; railing; banister
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to