to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
bedside; near one's pillow
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
shopping; purchased goods
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to wash away; to rinse off
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
precondition; prerequisite
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to lose heart; to lose motivation