before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to look forward to something
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
family; members of a family
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
contract; compact; agreement
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
sincere; honest; faithful
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
thought; consideration; thinking
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so