to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
realistic; practical; feasible
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
memory; ability to remember
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
private citizen; civilian
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
disclosure; exposure; revelation
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
eye measurement; measure with eye
how can (one) do something
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside