it is not (like that) either
 before I knew it;  next thing you know;  when I came to
 gradually;  steadily;  slowly;  little by little;  step by step;  by degrees
 to accompany;  to go hand in hand with;  to be consequent upon;  to be accompanied by;  to bring with;  to take with
 to consider carefully;  to deliberate thoroughly;  to think over
 truth;  reality;  truly;  really;  absolute truth
 to get someone to say;  to make someone say;  to let someone say;  to let someone speak out;  to make a sound
 to get back;  to regain;  to recover;  to make up (for);  to catch up on
 the more ... the more ...;  as; (arch.)  while; (arch.)  during; (arch.)  because; (arch.)  since
 weak;  frail;  delicate;  tender;  unskilled;  weak (wine)
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 excitement;  stimulation;  agitation;  arousal
 to begin talking;  to open up
 to feel right;  to sit well with one;  to be happy about;  to suit to a T;  to fit well together
 judging from;  on the basis of;  from the point of view of
 whistle (sound made with the lips)
 serious;  not joking;  straight
 to be taken aback;  to be astonished;  to be dumbfounded
 toes;  tips of the toes;  toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
 to cease;  to desist;  to cut it out;  to lay off (an activity);  to drop (a subject) to abolish;  to resign
 since one's birth;  in one's whole life;  all one's life
 to breathe out;  to breathe;  to tell (a lie);  to use (foul language);  to vomit;  to throw up
 considerable;  great;  important;  significant;  a big deal
 to pull out;  to draw out;  to omit;  to leave out;  to do to the end;  to carry through;  to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
 clothes (esp. Western clothes);  counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
 look;  glimpse;  apparently;  seemingly; (arch.)  first meeting
 attendance (at school);  going to school
 trot;  half run;  jog;  girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
 how do you do?;  nice to meet you;  adieu;  farewell;  bon voyage
 terrible;  dreadful;  amazing (e.g. of strength);  great (e.g. of skills);  to a great extent;  vast (in numbers)
 to extol;  to laud;  to sing the praises of
 notice;  attention;  observation
 to dash over oneself (e.g. water);  to take (e.g. shower);  to bask in (e.g. the sun);  to suffer (e.g. an attack);  to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise);  to have heaped upon
 slightly;  lightly;  thinly;  faintly;  dimly
 to run (of liquid);  to spread;  to blur;  to blot;  to ooze;  to well up (of tears, etc.)
 to take;  to carry (something) away;  to bear
 true feelings;  real intention;  one's heart;  one's right mind;  one's senses;  one's conscience
 to talk or say too much;  to go too far;  to overstate;  to exaggerate
 front;  frontage;  facade;  main
 impressions;  thoughts;  feelings;  reactions
 thorn;  spine;  splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh);  hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone);  biting words
 to be caught;  to be arrested;  to hold on to;  to grasp;  to find (e.g. proof);  to get (e.g. a taxi)