previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
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.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
middle of the night; dead of night
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
as a child; when one was a child
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
proposal; proposition; suggestion
serious; not joking; straight
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
confused; flustered; at a loss
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
no!; no no!; no, not at all
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
way of solving (a problem); solution
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
simply; merely; only; solely