unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to talk; to carry meaning
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
seventh day of the month; seven days
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
turmoil; chaos; confusion
disorder; chaos; confusion
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
person concerned; interested party; related party
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
naturally; of course; understandably
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon