dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
every evening; night after night
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
boy; son; baby boy; young man
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
arrangement; pact; agreement
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to understand from experience
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to mix; to stir; to blend
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
continental state (e.g. Australia)
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance