before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
optimism; taking an optimistic view
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
national costume; (in) native dress
presence (impressive quality)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
spirituality; spiritual nature
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to become calm; to die down
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up