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| unawares (to catch unawares, to take unawares – застигнуть врасплох); by surprise; on the hop; off guard (himself); out of the blue (контекстуально // People expect punching or kicking. A headbutt is always unexpected. It comes out of the blue. 4uzhoj); unaware; in an unguarded hour; aback (April May) | |||
| unexpectedly | |||
| off base | |||
with one's guard down (The part of the experience that still utterly scares the witness to this day is that whatever he saw was definitely stalking up that ditch to get to him when he had his back turned to it. “Otherwise, I can’t possibly explain what had triggered those emotions when I stood there in the darkness with my guard completely down. -- я был совершенно застигнут врасплох  mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver) | |||
| at unawares | |||
| unawares | |||
| unwares | |||
| at a nonplus; at a non placet | |||
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