imagination; supposition; guess
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
but; however; even though; even if
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
great hurry; great haste; rush
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to press a question; to cross-examine
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off