before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in the hospital; hospitalized
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
detective team; study group; club
it's not like; it isn't as if
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(some) more; even more; longer; further
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
both; together; jointly; simultaneously