uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
I see; that's right; indeed
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
difficult to ...; hard to ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood