defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
unanticipated; unexpected
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to happen to have on hand or in stock
one end; an end; part; fragment
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
settlement; solution; resolution
bashful; shameful; ashamed
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain