profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to slide into; to slip into
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in order; in turn; one by one
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
sleeping late in the morning
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
first thing in the morning
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
electricity; (electric) light