before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to complain; to make a complaint
to be infected; to be contagious
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
head; lead; vanguard; first
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
round shape; circle; circular form
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking