to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
this and that; one thing or another
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
side effect; adverse reaction
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
going back to sleep; sleeping in
invitation; introduction; temptation
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
drug addiction; drug addict; junkie
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to get help; to enlist aid
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
way; method; means; resource; course
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
both; both sides; both parties
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
while crying; tearfully; in tears
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
script; libretto; scenario
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
nature; the natural world; realm of nature