bedside; near one's pillow
night table; bedside table
gossip; corner of the mouth
to cause to swell; to inflame
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
at once; immediately; right now
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to wash away; to rinse off
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray