to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to complete decisively; to do to completion
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to be transparent; to show through
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
co-sleeping; sleeping together
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise