for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
practical; realistic; pragmatic
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to talk; to chat; to chatter
in comparison to; rather than
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cover fully; to wrap around
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
not yet known; unknown; strange
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
quiet; still; surreptitious
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to come back (to); to return to a starting point