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before one knows; unnoticed; unawares

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

1

to blow out (a flame)

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange

1

unselfishness; wanting little

1

to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

1

level ground; plain; flatland

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

1

sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky

1

carbonization; carbonisation

1

lightly; nimbly

1

festivals; feasts

1

fireworks

1

stray dog; ownerless dog

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

72

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

2

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

1

suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)

1

lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)

1

eyepatch; eye bandage

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

1

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

2

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

3

breeding; raising; rearing; keeping

1

rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

1

saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing

1

leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

1

quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

1

drainage channel

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

4

to be superstitious; to believe in omens

1

hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind

1

made of cloth

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

2

alteration (esp. of suits and kimonos); re-tailoring; remaking

1

repair; mending

1

dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)

1

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

place for drying laundry

1

blanching; bleaching

1

sailcloth; canvas

1

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

low price; moderate price

2

small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

to buy

1

higher and higher

1