abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
particularly; only; in the case of
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
for example; for instance; e.g.
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
very much; very many; more and more
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
good policy; wise policy; best plan
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to stare back at; to look back at
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to move around; to move about; to get around
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression