foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
4th day of the month; four days
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
random; unintentional; unintended
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
major earthquake; large earthquake
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
belief; faith; conviction
as far as the eye can see
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)