to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
pair; the two; both persons; both things
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
mega- (i.e. 10^6); mega; enormous; huge
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of