day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
bad influence; negative influence
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get late; to advance; to wear on
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
absence; disregard; indifference
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to comb down; to smooth down
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits