to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
just because; even if; even though
to employ; to hire; to charter
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
late at night; at a late hour
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
reason; cause; circumstances
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
information gap; digital divide
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway