to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
several times; several degrees
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
comic strip with dramatic story
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
a little; a bit; slightly
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
every year; yearly; annually
time; season; period; phase; stage
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
tradition; legend; folklore