unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
moderate; proper; just right
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to lose one's footing; to slip
number one; first; best; most; game; round
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)