falling asleep; sleep onset
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
several times; several degrees
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
(your, his, her) daughter
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
different item; different lot
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
as soon as possible; ASAP
since when; from when; how long
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
high voltage; high pressure
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
largest company; industry leader
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
custom; practice; convention; precedent
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice