stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
development; exploitation
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
to take command; to give direction
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
rowing; paddling (by hand)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to ask; to enquire; to query
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to be the ruin of (a person)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
right angle; perpendicular
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
countermeasure; counter-measure
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind