before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to employ; to hire; to charter
night attack; nocturnal assault
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
alone; unaided; away from home
to brave a danger; to take a risk
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
hope of success; prospects of success
originally; by nature; from the start
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
sense of values; values; value system
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over