terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
fine weather; fair weather
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to express (in words); to confess
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
meaning; significance; sense