the ears of someone sleeping / something heard while sleeping

ear

case / matter / subject / (informal, always modified with a verb phrase) incident; happening

a male given name / a male given name

the sky

tiredness

to level off / to trim / to pare down

a sword, especially one with a double-edged blade / swordsmanship / a bayonet / (entomology) a stinger / (entomology) an ovipositor

a male given name

to taste / to sip / to spit / the sound of sipping / to surprise