conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
pressure; oppression; suppression
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
flight; desertion; escape
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to head home; to leave for home
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
(right at the) side; just beside
bell or gong used to signal soldiers
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
(social) position; status
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
turning an object in the wrong direction; retort
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to trample; to crush underfoot