falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to look around; to survey
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
with a start; with a jump
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
plump; with a thud; heavily
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear