street at night; making a night journey
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
all one has; all one's possessions
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to become vulgar; to coarsen
this (very thing); this precisely
pronunciation; production of sound
trembling with excitement
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
literally; to the letter; literal
the scruff or nape of the neck
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
cooperation; collaboration
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
submersion; inundation; being flooded
the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains; a series of disasters
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)