putting out the lights; turning off the lights
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
nonchalant air; unruffled air
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
about when; about what time; how soon
more than usual; especially; particularly
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
late at night; at a late hour
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to correct oneself; to restate
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse