just managing; with great difficulty
to squeeze out; to wring out
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to give a round of applause; to applaud
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
visual confirmation; sighting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
way of calling (something or someone)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
since; henceforth; ever since
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to increase; to add to; to augment
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)