before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
nonchalantly; without a care
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
attached or belonging to a house
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
unconfirmed; unidentified
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
heart attack; to have a heart attack
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
light; faint; pale; fleeting
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
too much; excessively; too
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)