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I Can’t Sleep Tonight – Quiet Night English
Examples
- I was lying awake, staring at the ceiling.
- I’m tired, but I’m not wide awake either.
- I usually drift off around 2 a.m.
- I turned my phone face down and let the time run out.
- Some nights aren’t so bad — you just stay with the moment.
Vocabulary
- lie awake : be in bed unable to sleep
- stare at the ceiling : look upward while thinking or waiting
- wide awake : fully alert and not sleepy
- drift off : slowly fall asleep
- kill time : wait with nothing specific to do
- face down : screen turned downward
- let the time run out : stop trying and wait
- stay with the moment : focus on the present
- watch the minutes pass : notice time moving slowly
- not so bad : acceptable or manageable
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