all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
person concerned; interested party; related party
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
leaving early (for work); (taking the) early shift
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
pale; pallid; bluish-white
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
repentance; confession; penitence
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
time schedule; timetable; program
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)