certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
traffic network extending in all directions
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to face on; to look out on to
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to throw open; to leave open
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
door; gate; opening; title page
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
inside; interior; inner part
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end