to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to become hoarse; to become husky
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hair pulled tightly back in a bun
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
trouble; bother; annoyance
toast; congratulatory cup
horseplay; fooling around
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
just one person; only one
late at night; at a late hour
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault