bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
black and white; right and wrong
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
handrail; railing; banister
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
frame; framework; outline
to assemble; to set up; to construct
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
lined curtain; opaque curtain
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
night view; night skyline; nightscape
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate