supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
bragging; showing off; pride
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to pick up; to find; to gather
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
price; cost; value; worth; value
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
manipulation of information; spin
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to decide; to determine; to judge
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
in order; in turn; one by one