to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
police officer; policeman; policewoman
police officer; policeman; constable
to take a breath; to take a short rest
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
your husband; her husband
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
decent; respectable; dignified; becoming; seemly
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
to call again; to call (someone) back
distinctive; characteristic
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be relieved; to feel relieved
expectation; anticipation; forecast
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
contact; touch; contact lens
to take away; to carry away
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law