being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
morning; forenoon; just before noon
material; materials; data; information; documents
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
preparation; arrangements
short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to be entwined; to be involved
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
documentary evidence; documentation
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
guidelines for action; personal principles
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
attendance; presence; appearance
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
how far; to what extent; up to what point
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
(talking in a) half-joking manner
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
together with; same; both; all; including ...
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less