moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
street at night; making a night journey
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
memory; sense; experience
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
middle of the night; dead of night
10th day of the month; ten days
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
bare livelihood; subsistence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
the times; the world; society
travelling alone; solitary journey
danger; peril; hazard; risk
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
posterity; future generations; future life
to be remembered; to go down in history