ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to complain; to make a complaint
to cry and shout; to scream
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
ardent; passionate; vehement
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
beyond human understanding
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to stay calm; to keep cool
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
restoration; repair; mending
rule; reign; government; governing
at least; at most; (even) just
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
how many years; how long; what year
to talk to oneself; to mutter