living room (Western style); sitting room
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
national border; provincial border
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
fine weather; fair weather
just past noon; afternoon
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
sleeping together in a huddle
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
don't worry about it; forget about it
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)