sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
setting off (on a trip); departure
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
living thing; organism; creature; biology
rare (or peculiar) animal
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
recess; break; breathing spell
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
misreading; misinterpreting
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
public execution; public embarrassment
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)