astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to relax; to take it easy
complete change; about-face
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
specialization; specialisation
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
now that; since; so long as; because
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
time around sunset; early evening
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
standing tall; towering; soaring
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
spirit; heart; disposition
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying