eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
ocular tension; intraocular pressure; IOP
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
next; secondly; subsequently
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
open verandah; open veranda
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to become pale; to turn pale
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience