hiding one's embarrassment
to dye; to colour; to color
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
smelling of earth; rustic
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
near; nearby; not far off
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to approach; to draw near
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
literally; to the letter; literal
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
nightlife; night amusements
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)