to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
proposal; offer; request; application
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to leave (a scene); to step away
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
originally; by nature; from the start
participation; joining; entry; adherence
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
of course; certainly; naturally
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to look around; to survey
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
invisibly; secretly; privately
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)