overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
teacher; instructor; professor
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
four (long cylindrical things)
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
stirring; slight movement
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
entreaty; supplication; petition
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to install; to equip; to mount
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
using together (jointly); used at the same time
side effect; adverse reaction
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
in advance; beforehand; previously
to distribute; to hand out
to apologize; to apologise