common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
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.)
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
cesspool; sink; manure sink
order; sequence; procedure
licentious; self-indulgent
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
secret; private; surreptitious
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
regret; repentance; remorse
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
the ... after next; two ... later; two ... after
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to come in (of rain or snow); to be blown in
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
starting point; point of departure
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)