contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
all night; throughout the night
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
even if not; even without
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to become dim; to become blurred
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
full payment; liquidation
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
this and that; one thing and another
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
image; figure; figure; form; image
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo