gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
when; at what moment; what time
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
innumerable; countless; numberless
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
speculation; thinking; meditation
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean