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without warning(idiom, adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly)
4
all at once(idiom, adverb)
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of a sudden(idiom, adverb)
2
all of a sudden(idiom, adverb, fast, quickly)
2
at once(idiom, adverb, away, directly)
2
like a thunderbolt(idiom, inexpectation)
2
without notice(idiom, inexpectation)
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by accident(short, sudden, suddenly, unexpectedly)
1
by mistake(short, sudden, suddenly, unexpectedly)
1
by surprise(adverb, short, sudden, suddenly)
1
head over heels
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heels over head
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like a flash
1
off guard(adverb, short, sudden, suddenly)
1
on impulse(idiom, adverb, hastily, suddenly)
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on short notice
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without delay(now, suddenly, unexpectedly, unawares)
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against the clock(idiom, adverb, fast, quickly)
0
clean across(verb, phrasal verb)
0
happening unexpectedly
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