to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to take off one's clothes; to undress
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
not caring; not giving a damn
practice; practising; experience
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
marshland; wetland; swampland
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
forgetting; lapse of memory
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...