it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
long talk; long-winded speech
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to use up all one's strength; to die
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
accomplishment; execution
on the occasion of; at the time of
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to roll about; to writhe about
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)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird