sitting with one knee drawn up
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
the future; future prospects
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
curious; strange; unusual
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
(someone else's) daughter
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
authenticity; credibility
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
high laced shoes or boots
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to be born; to come into this world
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
fluent (in a language); flowing
study; learning; tutorial
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.