sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
breathing of a sleeping person
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
(not) even once; (not) ever
to satisfy the requirements
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
alert status; emergency alert
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
because; for; the reason why is ...
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
eating quickly; speed-eating