unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
but; however; even though; even if
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
everything; anything; nothing
at once; there and then; immediately
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
helper; assistant; help; assistance
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of