(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to be exhausted; to be tired out
rational; logical; coherent
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
proposal; offer; request; application
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
how many months?; how long?
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
being startled; getting a shock
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
summer vacation; summer holiday
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
homecoming; returning home
wounded person; injured person
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to get out of bed; to show a leg
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
handheld game console; portable game console
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)