to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
remembrance; recollection; recognition
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
southern part; the south (of a region)
going through; going via; going by way of
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
inn town; post town; post-station town
agricultural community; farm village; rural
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
be on your guard!; take care!
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
whereabout; about where; how much
up in a tree; in the trees
one by one; one at a time; in turn
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
observation; survey; watching
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
shades of evening; dead of night
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
night attack; nocturnal assault
to keep in mind; to memorize
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end