evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
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; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
story; tale; talk; discussion
to invite in; to show someone in
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
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; adversity
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
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; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
report; notification; registration
is never the case; has never happened
cross; crossed; cruciform
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
paper airplane (aeroplane)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
going around; patrol; round; tour
abandoned child; foundling