a little bit; a little while
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
worldly affairs; public affairs
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
night attack; nocturnal assault
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
companion; company; tritagonist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
right under; directly below
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
conviction; belief; confidence
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
level ground; horizon; field of view
beginning; outset; first; onset
to throw at; to turn; to raise
all night; throughout the night
tension; mental strain; nervousness
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...