outskirts (of a town); run-down district
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
electricity; (electric) light
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
such; like that; that sort of; very
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
considerably; fairly; quite
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
while; during; while; although; all; both
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
sensitivity; susceptibility
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
griot; jeli; West African bard
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
feeling; sense; impression
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to