surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
witnessing; observing; sighting
to collapse into; to flop onto
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
the opposite sex; isomerism
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
imagination; supposition; guess