to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
general; popular; common; typical
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
absentmindedness; peace of mind
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
date palm (Phoenix dactylifera); date
roadside tree; row of trees
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
possible; likely; probable