yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to lose one's footing; to slip
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
covered in mud; mud-caked
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
both (people); the two of them
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
playing in the mud; playing with mud
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to play around; to gallivant about
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
for the first time in one's life
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
trouble; bother; annoyance
not caring; not giving a damn
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)