dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
thinking back now; looking back
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
someone; a certain person
only recently; just of late
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
serious; severe; grave; acute
bedridden; confined to bed
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to relax; to feel at home
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
aspect; phase; condition; modality
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded