hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
late at night; at a late hour
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
wrong; different; not like that
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
fast walking; semi-jogging
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
all present; all concerned; all of us
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
objection; dissent; protest
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
waterfall; (arch.) rapids