middle of the night; dead of night
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
matter of time; question of time
members; member; constituent
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
drama; play; powerful drug
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
place; room; margin; scope
done; just done; just finished
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity