to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
striking; remarkable; considerable
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
unlikely event; rare occurrence
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible