I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
distant look; faraway look
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
family; members of a family
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
(some) more; even more; longer; further
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
around the world; throughout the world
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than