before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
what time; (lit.) which hour
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to breathe while sleeping
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
alteration; falsification; faking
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
abstruse; occult; mysterious
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
literally; to the letter; literal
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to skip over (while reading); to skim