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
near; nearby; not far off
vacant house; unoccupied house
to hit hard; to strike hard
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to succeed; to bear fruit
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
condition; state (of health); appearance
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
witnessing; observing; sighting
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
enemy territory; hostile place
to distract a person's attention
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
very much; exceedingly; extremely
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)