going back to sleep; sleeping in
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
(brute) force; using all one's might
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
reception room; parlor; parlour
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
rational; reasonable; logical
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
job; work; duties; trade; skill
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation