thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
stealthy steps; soft steps
close; intimate; on good terms
all night; throughout the night
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
grandpa; grampa; gramps; grandfather
serves you right!; see what happens!
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
gifted education; special education for gifted children
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance