before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
best pupil; leading disciple
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to have no chance (of succeeding)
physiological function; physiology
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
protracted war; war of attrition
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
serves you right!; see what happens!
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
home; household; family; hearth
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
art of self-defense (defence)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows