operation; functioning; running
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to rebuke; to scold harshly
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
incident; affair; happening; event
interference; intervention; meddling
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to lure someone; to entice someone
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
(not) even once; (not) ever
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to run out (e.g. of the room)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
that day; the very same day
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
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
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances