before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
how long; how much; to what extent
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
house built on sand; house of cards
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to move forward; to move on
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
moisture; humidity; dampness
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
care; precaution; guarding; caution