a night

human nature; human heart; human spirit; kindness; sympathy

one division, one step, one part of something / one moment, one time / (theater, performing arts) one act, one scene

one slice or cut of something / (rare) a one-time sexual liaison, a one-night stand

crowd of people

personality, character; personal appearance; gentility

A disembodied human soul; a soul of the newly dead. / mysterious floating balls of fire seem in the night

a hostage / (archaic, original sense) indentureship, the state of being in servitude to another as collateral on or payment of a debt

surging crowd, wave of humanity, stampede

society, company / the public, the world