damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
military officer; naval officer
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to give up searching (for someone or something)
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
national crisis; national disaster
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to look away; to avert one's eyes
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to become pale; to turn pale
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
casualties; the killed and wounded
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet