surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
instant; moment; for an instant
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
guardian; protector; patron; parent
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
general; popular; common; typical
majority group (party, faction)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
myself; yourself; I; me; you
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity