carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
signature phrase; signature saying
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to be able to manage somehow or another
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
information leak; intelligence leak
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
long ago; already; a long time ago
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
paying in advance; forward delivery; delivery (of freight)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth