talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
inn town; post town; post-station town
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
time around sunset; early evening
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to project a shadow; to cast a shadow
to engage in a heated discussion
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to send flying with a kick
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
stupid brat; son of a bitch
covered wagon; prairie schooner
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)