aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
middle of the night; dead of night
elegance; taste; refinement
each house; every house; many houses
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
such ... as; or some such
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
elegance; refinement; (refined) taste; elegant arts; refined pursuits
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to hide; to conceal oneself
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
like this; this sort; this way
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor