before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
for the first time in one's life
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
when it becomes; when it comes to
link; directory entry; rink
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
ratio; proportion; percentage
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
number one; first; best; most; game; round
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to become better; to improve
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
physical condition; state of health
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to understand from experience
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)