egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
movie director; film director
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)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
had better ...; had better not ...
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to get late; to advance; to wear on
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to rise; to erect; to get up
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
and yet; though; when; in spite of
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going