soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
as you can imagine; as you might guess
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
middle of the night; dead of night
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
several people; a few people
consideration; taking into account
such; like that; in that way
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
as if nothing had happened
to employ; to hire; to charter
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
somewhat below; slightly below
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
using together (jointly); used at the same time
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
document; official papers
passing through without stopping; passing by
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
useless resistance; vain struggle
letter; missive; note; mail