fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
(direct) hit; straight shot
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
starting point; starting line
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
while alive; during one's lifetime
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
28th day of the month; 28 days
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding