before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
mutual affection; mutual love
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
proper; right; reasonable
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
sick person; patient; invalid
to comfort; to console; to amuse
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg