futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
sleepover; overnight stay
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
flustered; confused; panicked
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
everything; anything; nothing
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
middle of the night; dead of night
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
tedious; boring; being fed up with
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to do together; to share; to participate in
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
coherence; order; focus; point