dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
verbal promise; one's word
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many people; a number of people
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to lose sight of; to miss
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
sanity; consciousness; soberness
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
intuition; instinct; hunch
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide