recovery; rescue; recapture
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
the other night; a few nights ago
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
long night (esp. of autumn)
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
softness; gentleness; weakness
to overcome (a difficulty)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action
want to ... do something; would like to ...
practice; practising; training; study
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
head of a sleeping person