all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to jump upon (a moving object)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
without cause; without reason
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to shake off; to throw off
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
acceleration; speeding up
in case of; at that time; at this time
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
falling over; toppling sideways
to fall off; to tumble down
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)