staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
third day of the month; three days
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
evening; night; nighttime
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
memory; sense; experience
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
ignorant of the ways of the world
in its entirety; whole; wholly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to say no more; to sink into silence
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate