hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to apologize; to apologise
several weeks; a few weeks
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
way of talking; speaking style
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to recover; to rally; to pick up
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
bed and food; eating and sleeping
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to fall flat; to fall face down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
in advance; beforehand; previously
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
how much; how many; however
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
reason for being; raison d'être
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties