progress; advance; making (good) progress
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion style usually characterized by dyed hair and gaudy clothing; gal; girl; young woman
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
(present) head of a family