beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
love triangle; eternal triangle
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
you could say that; that might be so
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
one by one; one each; one at a time
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption
decision; determination; resolution
surely; certainly; without doubt