state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
middle of the night; dead of night
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
three; three years of age
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
emotional strength; force of will
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)