Thank you for your suggestion. I just wanted to be sure that I paraphrased the following 4 sentences correctly. I really hope you can have a look at them.

1) Mr Utterson heard his steps approaching (or getting closer?) as Mr Hyde was turning the end (getting to the end?) of the street.
2) He was a small, plainly-dressed man and his appearance shocked him. Something revolting characterised his body. ("The look of him went somehow strongly against the watcher’s inclination").
3) Mr Hyde immediately backed away from him (as out of fear) with a “hissing intake of the breath” (how can I rephrase it? Taking a deep breath?) and then asked him how he got to know his name.
4) Mr Hyde hesitated but then “he fronted about with an air of defiance” (does it mean “he frowned defiantly?)

Mr Utterson heard Hyde's steps approaching the end of the street.

WHO are all these "hes"?????

Hyde inhaled quickly and immediately backed away; recovering, he asked Utterson how he knew his name.

Frowning, Hyde hesitated but then turned defiantly.

1) Mr. Utterson heard Mr. Hyde's footsteps approaching as he was reaching the end of the street. (To paraphrase the first sentence, you can say that Mr. Utterson heard the sound of Mr. Hyde's steps coming closer as he was getting close to the end of the street.)

2) He was a small man, dressed plainly, and his appearance was shocking. There was something repulsive about his body. ("The way he looked strongly went against what the observer was inclined towards.") This paraphrase captures the meaning of the original sentence, but it is important to note that it is a subjective interpretation.

3) Mr. Hyde immediately moved away from him, seemingly out of fear, while taking a sharp breath. (To rephrase the sentence, you might say that Mr. Hyde quickly stepped back from Mr. Utterson, appearing afraid, and took a sudden, audible breath.)

4) Mr. Hyde hesitated for a moment and then "he faced him with a defiant attitude." (To rephrase the sentence, you can state that Mr. Hyde paused briefly before turning towards Mr. Utterson with a confrontational expression.)