near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to be exhausted; to be tired out
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
assertion; declaration; affirmation
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
late-night show; midnight broadcast
material; substance; matter
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
creak; squeak; creaking sound
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
if you think about it; come to think of it
hospitalization; hospitalisation
critical condition; being on the verge of death