two persons; two people; pair; couple
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
middle of the night; dead of night
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
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.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
early on; earlier on; from early
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
other side; opposite side; other party
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
letter; missive; note; mail
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
door; gate; opening; title page