this and that; one thing or another
two years later; year after next
stairs; stairway; staircase
lying face down; upside down; prone
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
possession; occupation; occupancy
space (room, area, outer space)
keeping things tidy and in order
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
don't worry; no worries; never mind
attendance (at school); going to school
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
inattention; absent-mindedness
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
a pair (of shoes or socks)
fast-talking; rapid talking
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee