(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
the opposite sex; isomerism
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
charming; fascinating; attractive
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
inside; interior; inner part
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to have meaning; to be meaningful
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
in succession; one by one
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
villain; baddie; the villain's part