middle of the night; dead of night
banging around (e.g. in a fight)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to rebuke; to scold harshly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
with a bang (clash, bump)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to rush over; to run up to