expression; look; countenance; face
6th day of the month; six days
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
suited figure; person in a suit
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
well-bred; of good upbringing
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to grow up; to become an adult
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
reputation; public opinion
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
pending question; unresolved problem
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation