on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
sleeping comfort or snugness
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
powerless; helpless; incompetent
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to speak; to hear a voice
joints; points (of a speech)
to stiffen; to become stiff
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
with a start; with a jump
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
literally; to the letter; literal
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
long time; long interval; for quite some time
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness