to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
reproachful; hateful; bitter
stature; height; size; physique
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly