excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
weave; weaving; woven item
to come into being; to be born
regular time; stated period
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
black ground; black cloth
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
all-out attack; general offensive
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to head home; to leave for home
duty; function; office; mission; task
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!