inspection; examination; checking
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
in comparison to; rather than
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be found; to be discovered
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
suddenly; all of a sudden
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
regret; repentance; remorse
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
invitation; introduction; temptation
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent