to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
(right at the) side; just beside
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
coincident with; while; simultaneously
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
existence; possession; having; limited company
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
in that manner; like that
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
charming; fascinating; attractive
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; in the end; on top of all that
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question