to provide; to arrange; to install
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.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to blacken (something); to make something black; to talk wrong into right
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
question; inquiry; enquiry
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
that is to say; so that means
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean