undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
splish-splash; with a splash
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
early to bed early to rise
study; diligence; discount; reduction
late at night; at a late hour
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
prohibition; inhibition; ban
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
yearned for; longed for; missed
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
wintertime; winter season
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to soak into; to permeate
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
delusion; trick of the imagination
to fall flat; to fall face down
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
aim; goal; prospect; outlook