sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
public institution; public organization; official body
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
another thing; other things; another man's property
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
drawing water from river or lake; water intake
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
still (continuing); as ever; further
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
looking pale; looking unwell
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant