given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
calamity; disaster; accident
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
loud sound; loud reverberation
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
done; just done; just finished
to roll up; to be rolled up
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
many; much; plenty; hardly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to say no more; to sink into silence
what's what; heads or tails
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
imposing stance; daunting pose
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded