fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
nervousness; oversensitivity
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit