to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
preliminary step; first step
to tower over the surroundings
scene; view; prospect; outlook
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
family-oriented; familial
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
home environment; family environment
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to frolic about; to mess around
ardent; passionate; vehement
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area