last night; yesterday evening
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
all night long; all through the night
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to repeat; to do over again
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
gossip; corner of the mouth
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
next term; next period; next version; next release
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
this world; this life; world of the living
to subsist; to keep on living
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
rather than; more ... than ...
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to be in focus; to come into focus