time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
subway; metro; underground (railway)
stairs; stairway; staircase
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
commissioned officer; military officer
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
irritation; annoyance; frustration
(full) name; family name and given name
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
close; intimate; on good terms
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
temporary; transitory; short-lived
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
nothing but; none other than
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs