opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
going into battle; departure for the front
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
guess; speculation; supposition
originally; by nature; from the start
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to hide; to keep to oneself
forevermore; for eternity
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve