this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
rather; better; instead; if anything
(electric) torch; flashlight
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
while; during; while; although; all; both
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
homeless; homeless person
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
settlement; solution; resolution
it is not (like that) either
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but