to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
period of time; time slot; time zone
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
when it becomes; when it comes to
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
pistol; handgun; revolver
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
goodness; excellence; virtue
ward assemblyman; ward councillor
(your) daughter; young woman
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to