before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
breathing of a sleeping person
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
putting out the light; switching off the light
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
just one person; only one
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to crouch; to squat; to cower