paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
besides; in addition; also; moreover
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
surely (not); certainly (not)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
middle of the night; dead of night
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
round, wooden container for cooked rice
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
profound elegance; refinement
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character