total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
light; easy; non-serious; minor
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
healthy; sound; wholesome
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
absence from work without permission
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
health; healthy; sound; fit
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
street at night; making a night journey
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
dull sound; muffled sound
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up