nightlife; night amusements
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
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 (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous 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
(another's) daughter; young lady
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)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
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 stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
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; fair weather; fine weather
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard