sorry; excuse me; thank you
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to have the privilege of doing
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to hand over; to surrender
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be in focus; to come into focus
sleepwalker; somnambulist
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to have an idea; to have a clue
having no idea; having no clue
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps