between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to grant a person a moment
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
together with; same; both; all; including ...
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
emotional strength; force of will
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
far away in the distance; in the far distance
heedless of danger; braving dangers
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize