to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
dealing with; coping with
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to brush off; to shake off
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape