staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to bring back; to restore
on the way back; returning
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
snugly; cosily; compactly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
criticism; commentary; review
feeling keenly; fully realizing
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
untouched; unused; intact
banquet or reception hall
something; some kind of; for some reason
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
order; command; directions; instructions
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
be (that) as it may; having said that
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
long time; long interval; for quite some time