one night; one evening; all night; overnight
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
person standing watch; guard duty
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
course; route; path; process; stages
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
breaking off an engagement
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
index; indices; indicator
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to become desperate; to give way to despair
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
belief; faith; conviction
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to thrust away; to send flying
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
in the same way as; just like