fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in this way; thus; such; uh...
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
memory; sense; experience
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be helpful; to be useful
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
very rich person; the super rich
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
already; now; no longer; not any more
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
ancestor; forefather; foremother
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)