without permission; without notice
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
(in) the air; midair; sky
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
several hundred; hundreds (of)
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to throw away; to abandon