at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
application; request; petition
resignation (from a position)
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
stairs; stairway; staircase
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
breathing of a sleeping person
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray