There is a section in the sanctuary, a place so dark that light ceases to hope, where a creature will stir from a peaceful slumber and feed on the hope of the innocent.
cabinet, hiding, crash
I heard a crash and realised the cabinet had fallen over I rushed to see if secret hiding place in the back of it had been exposed,
When he kindly offered to help me strip back the wall to the old lathe & plaster to repair it before applying a new coat of paint it just warmed the cockles of my heart
Strike, stroke, struck
I gave one last stroke to my cat when I heard the clock strike midnight and knew I had been struck off the secret list the deadline was over