(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
after that; afterwards; thereafter
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly