percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
with a bang (clash, bump)
on the occasion of; at the time of
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
major earthquake; large earthquake
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to keep a watchful eye on
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
to cry and shout; to scream
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
confusion; distraction; derangement
whole day and night; 24 hours
two-storey house; two-story house
one by one; one each; one at a time
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour