surely (not); certainly (not)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
flying column; detached force
directions; instructions; orders; command
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
admiration; praise; laudation
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
life; living; I; me; student
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
all (there is); as long as there is
in that way; like that; that way
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
dusk; nightfall; twilight
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening