late at night; at a late hour
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
camping; campground; making camp
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
simply put; putting it simply; in short
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
genuine article; real thing; real deal
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
research institute; (research) laboratory
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
directly opposite; right in front