to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to work hard; to work diligently
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
mental; spiritual; emotional
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
secret information; intelligence
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
day after day; day by day
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
secret; private; surreptitious
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to