timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
meanwhile; in the meantime
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to pretend; to act (as if)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
although I say; although one might say; although called
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
at once; immediately; right now
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
just one person; only one
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion