stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
myself; yourself; I; me; you
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to talk; to chat; to chatter
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
battle cry; war cry; charging (at the enemy) with a shout
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)