to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
true state; actual condition; reality
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
eccentric; crank; oddball
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
really; truly; indeed; good grief
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
school building; schoolhouse
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
town; city; municipal; urban
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with curious eyes; curiously