before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
common people; ordinary people; masses
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
next term; next period; next version; next release
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
victim; injured party; sufferer
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to be reflected in a mirror
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
history; pedigree; lineage
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
naturally; of course; understandably
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
needy circumstances; living in poverty
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
chain; series; connection; linkage
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
review (of learned material); revision
messenger; envoy; emissary
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen