living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
middle of the night; dead of night
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
hostility; animosity; enmity
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to make one's rounds; to patrol
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
question; inquiry; enquiry
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold