before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
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)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to collapse; to flop (onto)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
in the same way as; just like
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ringing; throbbing violently
to lose sight of; to miss
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to strangle; to constrict
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head