to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
state of mind; (one's) mental state
house search (e.g. by the police)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
notes; comment; remark; annotation
afterword; epilogue; postscript
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
living by oneself; living alone
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle