to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
rotten smell; putrid odor
room allocation; assignment of rooms
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
(right at the) side; just beside
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
distinction; discrimination
to thrust before; to thrust at
to blaze; to burn brightly
on one hand; on the other hand
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
society; public; community; social studies
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
big frame; large figure; huge body
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite