very; much; greatly; a lot of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
fourth day of the month; four days
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to join together; to combine; to join up
to crouch; to squat; to cower
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming