proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
exploitation; overuse; abuse
literally; to the letter; literal
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to fall off; to tumble down
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
system; institution; organization; organisation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(one's) quota; assignment
health; healthy; sound; fit
living thing; organism; creature; biology
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to push (something) against
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
slight; thin; on the weak side
although I say; although one might say; although called
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable