total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
business; trade; operations; sales
place for relaxation and refreshment
street at night; making a night journey
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
wild beast; wild animal; brute
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
memories; recollections; reminiscence
way of reciting; way of telling a story
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
manly; masculine; like a man
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever