to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
conviction; belief; confidence
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
in deep black; in jet black
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)