to lie down; to throw oneself down
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
fortress; stronghold; citadel
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to shake off; to throw off
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
(enter into, be in) a state of war
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
box; box-shape; cube-type
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred