going to bed; retiring (for the night)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
meaning; significance; sense
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
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.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to examine someone's expression
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper