shading; shielding from light
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to breathe out; to exhale
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
rather; better; instead; if anything
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
making a direct connection
parallel processing; array processing
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
originally; by nature; from the start
that day; the very same day
moment by moment; hour by hour
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
every evening; every night
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to call in; to invite; to bring in
under control (e.g. of territory)