three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
(set of) facial features; looks
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
intelligence or information network
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
if you think about it; come to think of it
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
going straight on; going straight ahead
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
small fraction; small proportion
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
meeting place; assembly hall
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
staying the night; lodging (at)
night watch; night sentry
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to stop talking; to be silent
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to begin to appear; to begin to come in