sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
what time; (lit.) which hour
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to get hungry; to become hungry
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
nod; inclination of the head
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
around the clock; day and night
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to have a talk; to tell a story
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg