back street; back alley; off-street
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
sincere; earnest; serious
care; precaution; guarding; caution
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to hang (something) on the wall
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
along the road; at the side of the road
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip