falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to breathe while sleeping
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
feminine; womanly; female
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
physical condition; state of health
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
to whine; to make feeble complaints
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
all nighter; sleepless night
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
sudden price jump; steep price rise
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
final scene; the end; finale
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand