surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
small fraction; small proportion
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
writing; composition; essay; sentence
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open