at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
nightlife; night amusements
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
previous engagement; prior contract
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(someone else's) daughter
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
amount of material resources
final; eventual; ultimate
rational; reasonable; logical
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to be surprised; to be astonished
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
housing district; residential district
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory