to fall flat; to fall face down
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
(turned out) all right in the end
process; course; mechanism
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
emotional strength; force of will
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to explain adequately; to be accountable
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
stifled (laughter); simmering
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled