endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
dusk; nightfall; twilight
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to bust down a door; to break a door open
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
danger; peril; hazard; risk
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
had better ...; had better not ...
to check; to stop; to keep back
forcibly; against one's will
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
beyond this point; from now on; after this
passing through without stopping; passing by
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
no, not like that (but like this)
because of; owing to; due to