unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
and; thereupon; because of that
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
useless; no good; hopeless
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
the dark side; the seamy side
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief