darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
police officer; policeman; policewoman
(police) detective; criminal matter
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to detain; to check; to restrain
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
being closed (e.g. clinic); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
such ... as; or some such
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview