dark place; unlit spot; darkness
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
lately; recently; nowadays
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
that; the matter in question
going around; patrol; round; tour
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
real thing; original; actual
illustrated book; picture book
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)