to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
dark place; unlit spot; darkness
preface; foreword; introduction
to tear up and throw away
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
intuition; instinct; hunch
omen; sign; notice; indication
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
Guildford (UK); Gilford; Guilford
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
reaction of a living body
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
acid; sourness; sour taste
tedious; boring; being fed up with
during the night; at night
open; public; official; overt
proposal; offer; request; application
consent or refusal; yes or no; decision to accept or decline; up or down (vote); assent or dissent; accept or reject
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
crown; diadem; bottle cap
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
carat (unit of weight for gemstones and pearls); karat (measure of purity of gold); carat