party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
Waterloo station (Indiana)
tobacco pouch; tobacco container
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
doctor's visit; house call
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
beginning; clue; starting point
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
substitute doctor; locum tenens; locum
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn