countermeasure; counter-measure
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
desperately; for one's dear life
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to write down; to record; to register
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
to fold up; to fold into layers
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
middle of the night; dead of night
going through; going via; going by way of
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to spend time (on doing something)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
having said that; be that as it may
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
even though; despite; when
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
sleeping pill; sleep medication