soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
floor above; floor upstairs
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
woman; female; feminine gender
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
head; brains; intellect; understanding
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
construction at top speed
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
suited figure; person in a suit
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained