to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
indicate reason; infers some protest
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
whichever one chooses; either way
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
this world; this life; world of the living
in one's own way or style
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
how long; how much; to what extent
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
normalcy; normality; normal
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
speech; words; one's lines; remarks