indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
decision; settlement; definition
more than usual; especially; particularly
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
doctor's visit; house call
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
moderate; proper; just right
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
late at night; at a late hour
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment