before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
about; concerning; related to; -ish
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
truancy; school non-attendance
accurate; correct; precise; exact
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
somehow; for some reason or other
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
at least; at most; (even) just
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
person concerned; interested party; related party