veil of darkness; curtain of night
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to mistake (A for B); to misread
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
everything; anything; nothing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(someone else's) daughter
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
frequenting; staying around
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
directly opposite; right in front
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
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
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation