to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to turn towards; to point
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to have a meal; to take a meal
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless