bolt from the blue; great surprise
to stiffen; to become stiff
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
indescribable; having no way to express
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
health; healthy; sound; fit
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
ago; since; before; previous
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken