moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to worry about the future
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
light; right; right field; right fielder
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
night watch; night guard; night shift
being on duty; person on duty
going around; patrol; round; tour
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
atelier; studio; workshop
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
all night long; all through the night
particular; hard to please; fussy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
many; much; plenty; hardly
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
scattered; separated; dispersed
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness