to get late; to advance; to wear on
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
late at night; small hours of the morning
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to start working; to take action
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to be kind to; to treat kindly
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
infant; baby; little child