to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
expression; look; countenance; face
to raise one's voice; to shout
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to put one's hand on; to touch
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to tear up and throw away
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
capable of anything; liable to do