early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to look around; to survey
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to find fault with; to question
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
speaking voice; talking voice
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
aggression; invasion; raid