nodding off (while sitting); dozing
elder sister; effeminate man
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
existence; being; presence
to have a talk; to tell a story
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
young girl; lass; adolescent female
coach; coaching; training
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
menu; schedule; program; menu
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
companion; partner; spouse
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk