gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to comfort; to console; to amuse
too much; excessively; too
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to add (to); to add on; to append
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
willpower; energy; vitality
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the whole day; all the day
pregnancy; conception; gestation
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to throw at; to turn; to raise
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
way of speaking; intimation
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)