bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
scenery; scene; landscape
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to have a long life; to live a long time
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
talk; story; conversation
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
leaving everything up to someone else
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
the first and second; a few
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
mid-air breakage or disintegration
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
receipt (of money); receiving
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to breathe while sleeping
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom