mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
companion; company; tritagonist
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
flaring up; bursting into flames
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
complete stranger; total stranger
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off