before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
Spratly Islands (South China Sea)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
growing thickly; growing densely
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
special purpose submarine (esp. Japanese midget submarines used in WWII)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
training; practice; workout
falling rocks; fallen rocks
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
storage capacity; memory capacity
of all things (days, etc.)
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink