switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
that is to say; so that means
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
serious; not joking; straight
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to rise; to erect; to get up
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)