before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
love affair; love relationship
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
police officer; policeman; constable
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to rush over; to run up to
to be found; to be discovered
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to blow out; to spout out
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)