before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fall on one's backside
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
creak; squeak; creaking sound
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
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)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to make an appeal; to urge
anything and everything; just about everything
genuine article; real thing; real deal
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to keep away; to keep at a distance