since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
when; how soon; how long until
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
discussion; debate; argument
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
self-examination; reflection
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to accumulate
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
preference; priority; precedence
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)