to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
yearned for; longed for; missed
in the end; at the end of the day
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
for your information; I'm telling you
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
like this; in this way; as you see
5th day of the month; five days
special radio or television programme; television special
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
soon; shortly; before long
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to have troubles; to have concerns
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself