coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
craving; longing; thirsting
directly; in person; firsthand
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
street; quarter; district; area
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hate each other; to hate mutually
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
incident; affair; happening; event
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
new student; freshman; first-year student