to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
neighbourhood; neighborhood
boy; son; baby boy; young man
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
(not) even once; (not) ever
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
proper; respectable; decent; honest
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to run about trying to escape
vicious circle; vicious cycle
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
many; much; plenty; hardly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble