stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to straighten up; to sit upright
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
heart; guts; nerve; central part
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
several weeks; a few weeks
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
though; notwithstanding; although
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to leave word; to leave a message
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
unprecedented; never seen before