actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
only recently; just of late
to awake from one's sleep
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
consequently; as a result
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
deadly serious; deadly earnest
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
taste; palate; sense of taste
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to have one's horizons broadened
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
communication skills; communication ability
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
how long; how far; how much
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to be tired of looking at
just above; right overhead
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
clear writing; specification
to get between; to be caught in
to be sooty; to be stained