dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
moisture; humidity; dampness
seniority by length of service
wide turn; detour; the long way around
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cave; cavern; den; grotto
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to pretend; to act (as if)
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
somewhere to go; place to go
to fire into; to shoot into
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn