(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
that is to say; so that means
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
hostility; animosity; enmity
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
presumption; assumption; estimation
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
infancy; childhood; tender age
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
how much; how many; to what extent
serious; severe; grave; acute
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
several years; a few years
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening