to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
number of persons; personnel
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
the other day; a few days ago
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
even if not; even without
white horse; unrefined sake
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
as one had hoped; as one wishes
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through