completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
little by little; bit by bit
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
if so; in that case; in that situation
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to be born; to come into the world
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion