to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
older sister; elder sister
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to repeat; to do over again
genuine article; real thing; real deal
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
that is to say; so that means
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
elder sister; effeminate man
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
androgynous; gender-neutral
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
practice; practising; training; study
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
a few seconds; several seconds