before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
close; intimate; on good terms
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
don't you think?; indicates question
assertion; declaration; affirmation
correction; revision; rectification
overripeness; full maturity; full development
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
limited time; limited-time offer
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
official announcement; proclamation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
that day; the very same day
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
power; authority; influence
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
utmost limit; extremity; result
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
one's long-cherished desire
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste