to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
sympathy; compassion; pity
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to need; to call for; to require
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
electricity; (electric) light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
though one didn't intend (expect) to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
right beside; close to; nearby
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake