before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
will; intent; desire; will; testament
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to relax; to feel at home
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
period of time; time slot; time zone
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
such ... as; or some such
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
please; somehow or other; one way or another
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
by means of; due to; because of; according to
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period