meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
secret; private; surreptitious
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
side effect; adverse reaction
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
all night long; all through the night
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
order; directive; instructions; command
trio; gang of three; threesome
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
many people; a large number of people
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)