coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
behind; in the rear; in back
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to speak; to hear a voice
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
beyond that point; after that
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
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)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
here and there; in places
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
scene; sight; scenario; setting