veil of darkness; curtain of night
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to face on; to look out on to
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
a little; a bit; slightly
to do for (the sake of someone else)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
for work; in a manner related to work
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
in a way that is uncharacteristic of ...; in a way that is unbecoming to ...; in a way that is unbefitting of ...; despite one's position as ...; despite being ...
meeting; greeting; welcome
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
somehow or other; for some reason or another
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
street at night; making a night journey
to pluck; to pick; to tear