before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
direct unforked road; straight path
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to push aside; to push one's way through
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow