item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
proposed solution; idea for a solution
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
when one has just fallen asleep; moment just after falling asleep; time soon after falling asleep
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
dullard; indecisive person
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
you could say that; that might be so
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
consent; assent; approval; permission
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
chastity; virtue; fidelity
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present