before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sense of values; values; value system
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
royal capital; imperial capital
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
simply; merely; only; solely
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
only recently; just of late
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
truth is stranger than fiction
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do