sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
delay; putting off; procrastination
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
events of the day; current affairs
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
study; library; den; home office; reading room
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
all night long; all through the night
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
almost every day; almost daily
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless