to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
probability; likelihood; chances
existence; being; life; survival
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
all night long; all through the night
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
meanwhile; in the meantime
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
composite; combined; complex
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
technique; art; skill; move