grasp; catch; understanding
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
impossible; unlikely; improbable
that; the matter in question
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
water (hydraulic) pressure
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
much less; to say nothing of
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to pick up; to find; to gather
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
diving; submerging; going underwater
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to have no chance (of succeeding)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
end of war; cessation of hostilities
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)