pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to die; to lay down life's burden
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
slit-mouthed woman; malevolent folklore woman with her mouth sliced open from ear to ear
good-looking; fair; beautiful
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
body; physique; build; stature
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down