before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
various; many; all kinds of
helping hand; help; support; aid
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
14th day of the month; 14 days
last night; yesterday evening
optimism; taking an optimistic view
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
nervousness; oversensitivity
two colours; two varieties; two types
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
calamity; disaster; accident
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
junior high school student; middle school pupil
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)