(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
other; another; over; more than; I; me
inventory; stock; goods; list
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
one's share; one's portion
preservation; retainment; keeping
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
at once; immediately; right now
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to collapse into; to flop onto
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor