to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
falling asleep; going to sleep
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to rock; to shake; to swing
site; point on a map; spot
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
start (of a race); first race
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)