late at night; at a late hour
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
distant look; faraway look
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
instead; but (on the other hand)
in proportion to; just as much as
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
major surgery; major operation
electronic parts (components)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
outside of one's area of expertise
deep emotion; strong feelings
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
now that; since; as long as; provided that
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation