after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
somewhere to go; place to go
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
with these words; while saying
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
family vacation; family trip
father; dad; husband; you; he
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tedious; boring; being fed up with
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
electricity; (electric) light
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
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 (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire