thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
putting out the light; switching off the light
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
full-length photograph; whole body picture
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
health maintenance; health preservation
waste of time; killing time
stimulating; exciting; provocative
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because