restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
tedious; boring; being fed up with
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to see through; to see the true nature of something
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
as usual; as is one's habit
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
self-analysis; autoanalysis
to be bony; to be angular
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
with a broad grin; smirking
killing time; staving off boredom
being very busy; busyness
healthy; sound; wholesome
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
guess; speculation; supposition
region; limits; stage; level
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
pointing out; identification
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
proper; appropriate; due; suitable