before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to be muddy; to be slushy
muddy water; red-light district
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
(right at the) side; just beside
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
large monster (Japanese film genre)
length (of an animal); body length
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
covered in mud; mud-caked
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
and; thereupon; because of that
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
process; course; mechanism
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
convenient; handy; useful
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out