Conflict in a story is a struggle between opposing forces. ... Conflict in a story creates and drives the plot forward. External conflict refers to the obstacles a character faces in the external world. Internal conflict refers to a character's internal or emotional obstacles
Most accepted determination of whether a piece of information is widely known, particularly if the 'people' concerned are your peers such as fellow students in a class.
I would say wakes up as the phrase "come to" can mean waking up and "start" means beginning. So the phrase can mean starting to wake up, that's just my guess though.
