before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
both hands; both arms; ten
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying