before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to shed light; to cast light
regulation; adjustment; control
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to tumble down; to roll down
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
and so; therefore; for that reason
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
body; physique; build; stature
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
as you see; as you can see
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
place where one works; construction site; working area
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to run down (stairs, etc.)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash