about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
acceleration; speeding up
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
voice quality; type of voice
message; informative matter
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
word for word; verbatim; literally
to move around; to move about; to get around
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
because; for; the reason why is ...
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
duty; obligation; responsibility
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand