next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
way; method; means; resource; course
metallic sound; metallic clank
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sincerity; true heart; devotion
moaning; muttering; complaining
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
very careful; thoroughly prepared
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
although I say; although one might say; although called
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
step; stride; counter for steps
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
stairs; stairway; staircase
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
bedside; near one's pillow
consequence; outcome; result; blame
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass