to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to lie down; to throw oneself down
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
how many years; how long; what year
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
one day; (on) a certain day
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
truth is stranger than fiction
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears