to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
corridor; hallway; passageway
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case