veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
stairs; stairway; staircase
to step firmly; to harden by treading
while; even though; despite
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
contradiction; inconsistency
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
there is no way that ...; easy; simple