careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
moisture; humidity; dampness
(not so) much; (not) very
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
as; because; with; due to
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
many; much; plenty; hardly
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
evening; night; nighttime
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down