surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
superiority; predominance
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
please; somehow or other; one way or another
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may