hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
close call; narrow escape
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to push aside; to brush aside
to stop midway; to interrupt
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
rise and fall; ups and downs
great person; eminent figure
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
deadly serious; deadly earnest
if you ask me ...; as for ...
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
time travel; leaping through time
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to steal; to rob; to take away
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
head start; initiative; preemption
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall