contrary to one's expectations
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
the way back; the way home; return trip
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
derailment; digression; deviation
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
shopping; purchased goods
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to bring; to take; to bring about
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
February; second month of the lunar calendar
that day; the very same day
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
just the other day; quite recently
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to let one's hair hang down
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually