no sleep or rest; working day and night
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
acrobatics; risky undertaking
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to sink (into); to get depressed
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
chain; series; connection; linkage
treating (someone) like an object
misanthropy; misanthropist
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to dance; to perform dance steps
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
and then; and so; and; so then
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
strength; power; proficiency; ability
medical treatment; medical care
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
charred; burnt black; scorched black
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to limp; to drag one's feet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to become completely chilled
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult