anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
finishing blow; coup de grâce
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
variety show (e.g. on TV)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
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 deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just