to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to get late; to advance; to wear on
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Winter Triangle (asterism)
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
Procyon (star in the constellation Canis Minor); Alpha Canis Minoris
Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis
three; three years of age
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
beforehand; in advance; previously
to move (house); to change residence
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to throw open; to leave open
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
image; figure; figure; form; image
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
even though; despite; when
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to maintain; to continue to have
being very busy; busyness
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
morning; forenoon; just before noon