unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
someone; a certain person
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on bad terms; at loggerheads
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
at once; immediately; right now
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
feeling; sense; impression
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right