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; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
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
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
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
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to stop talking; to be silent
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
every person; each one; everybody
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
space; interval; space character; whitespace
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
area; region; district; locality
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
very much; very many; more and more