default; default (setting)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
special training; intensive training; crash course
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
mischief-maker; trickster; lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
story; tale; talk; discussion
to invite in; to show someone in
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
hard worker; hardworking person
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
well, ...; right, ...; now, ...
clanging; empty; deserted
election; selection; choice
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
report; notification; registration
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
paper plane; paper airplane; paper aeroplane
proper; respectable; decent; honest