laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
optimism; taking an optimistic view
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
one more time; once more; once again
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
not worth considering; out of the question
imposing stance; daunting pose
impossibly hard video game
evident; plain; distinct; clear
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
consideration; taking into account
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
have a pain in one's chest
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly