pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
stealthily; secretly; in secret
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
possessed of a strong sense of duty
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
then; well; so; well then
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
instead; but (on the other hand)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land