time; hour; period; class
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
late at night; small hours of the morning
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
succession; continuation; series; sequence
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
why; how; for what reason