to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
all night long; all through the night
street at night; making a night journey
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
notice; notification; report; posting
back country; remote countryside
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
all night; the whole night
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
to get accustomed to using
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
flood of customers; roaring business