before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to comfort; to console; to amuse
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to be erected; to be built
overall; general; as a whole
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to subsist; to keep on living
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
religious organization; religious organisation
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to cut; to slit; to slash
intelligence gathering; information gathering
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
destination; place one stays during a trip
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn