as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
soon; shortly; before long
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
called; known as; that; to say
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
never mind!; don't worry about it
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to bring back; to restore
to lose sight of; to miss
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to get out of bed; to show a leg
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
tossing and turning while asleep
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement