aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
late at night; at a late hour
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
piece; fragment; one (object)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
registration; accession; register; entry; record
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
hereabouts; around there; that area
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
place; room; margin; scope