tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to have a talk; to tell a story
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to approach; to draw near
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
final; eventual; ultimate
rising; ascending; climbing
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
the way back; the way home; return trip
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into