confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
former (incumbent); predecessor
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
being very busy; busyness
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
at someone's (something's) mercy
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
without sparing time for sleep
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
after a long time; for the first time in a while
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
secret; private; surreptitious
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
hair on the back of one's head