arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
incident; affair; happening; event
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
place where one works; construction site; working area
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
several items; many items
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
the other day; a few days ago
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to slide down; to slip down
finger; hands and fingers; hands
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to become settled; to be fixed
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb