father; dad; husband; you; he
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
several people; a few people
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
running away; escaping on foot
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
night attack; nocturnal assault
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
along the way; along the road
to jar; to creak; to grate