middle of the night; dead of night
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
night watch; night guard; night shift
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
if so; in that case; in that situation
to live; to make a living; to get on with
war; fighting; fierce competition
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
at first; initially; in the beginning
to be photographed; to be projected
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
meaning; called; named; that says; that
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along