far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
pieces; scraps; disconnected
not understanding; not knowing
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
dozens; scores of; decades
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to jump from one thing to another
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
for this very reason; that is exactly why
for a while; for some time; for a period
great laughter; burst of laughter
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
wickedness; sideways; unreasonable
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(in) the air; midair; sky
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
training; drill; practice; discipline
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to begin to walk; to set out
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency