to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to get late; to advance; to wear on
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
gloomy and depressing; mournful
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
middle of the night; dead of night
late at night; small hours of the morning
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
testimony; (verbal) evidence
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to be extremely dangerous
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
there is nothing; having nothing
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force