unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
almost; roughly; approximately
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
one by one; one after another; successively
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to accept; to receive; to agree
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
how; in what way; in what manner
to some extent; to a certain extent
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to stop walking; to pause
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to face; to go towards; to head towards