contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be conspicuous; to stand out
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
orders; instructions; directive; command
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
tool; implement; means; furniture
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to jump from one thing to another
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to catch the eye; to attract attention
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
cartoon-character costume
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
visual confirmation; sighting
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill