vacant house; unoccupied house
staying the night; lodging (at)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
in the meanwhile; during the time
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
hot topic; talk of the town
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first