to be thrilled; to be excited
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
stirring; slight movement
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to become better; to improve
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to say no more; to sink into silence
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
sick person; patient; invalid
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
every year; yearly; annually
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
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
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
entering school; school attendance
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
complete change; about-face
to grow up; to become an adult
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel