black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
wherein; therein; thereinto
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
favorite; favourite; habitually used
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
something; some kind of; for some reason
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look around; to survey
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
door; gate; opening; title page
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
such ... as; or some such
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)