in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
younger brother and sister
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
limited; restricted; constrained
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
determination; resolution
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
reception room; parlor; parlour
to head home; to leave for home
riding together; riding with
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
neutral country; neutral power
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to detain; to take into custody
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
carefree; free from worry
seeing in the dark; night vision