before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
even though; despite; when
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
but; however; provided that
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)