head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
already; now; no longer; not any more
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
family association; association of families
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
had better ...; had better not ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty