staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
only; merely; but; no more than
testimony; (verbal) evidence
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
good humour (humor); good mood
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
surely; certainly; without doubt
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
permission; approval; authorization; license
corridor; hallway; passageway
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
door; gate; opening; title page
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext