before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
love affair; sensual pleasures
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
sign; indication; omen; symptom
in that way; like that; that way
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to appear to want to have (something); to obviously want; to seem to want; to indicate a wish for
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
partly open; in half bloom
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
many; much; plenty; hardly
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
how many people; a number of people
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through