explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving everything up to someone else
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to have a long life; to live a long time
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
scenery; scene; landscape
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no