before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
choice; selection; option
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
feeling; sense; impression
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
rather than; more ... than ...
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
existence; being; life; survival
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
occurrence; happening; incident; event
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket