sleeping pill; sleep medication
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
alone; by oneself; on one's own
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
hair on the back of one's head
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
such; like that; that sort of
to jar; to creak; to grate
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to taste; to try (food or drink)
specialization; specialisation
threshold; breaking point
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
that; the matter in question
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
interview (with a doctor); history taking
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
plateau (e.g. in weight loss); (period of) stagnation
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to be able to manage somehow or other
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)