light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to awake from one's sleep
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
feeling of a house or a room
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
surgery (branch of medicine); department of surgery
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)