tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to breathe while sleeping
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
going back to sleep; sleeping in
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
co-sleeping; sleeping together
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
how long; how far; how much
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to discuss; to talk together
battle formation; military formation
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
fighting stance; fighting pose
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...