before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to find out; to discover; to locate
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
person concerned; interested party; related party
thunderous roar; roaring sound
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
construction; architecture (of buildings)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
union; joining; conjugation
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
(a person of) unrivaled physical strength
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment