to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
companion; partner; spouse
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
original intention; initial resolution
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
at that time; in those days
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
donation; contribution; endowment
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
killing two birds with one stone
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble