like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
door; gate; opening; title page
other side; opposite side; other party
older sister; lass; young lady
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
preparation; arrangements
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey