pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
way of speaking; intimation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
unidentifiable; unidentified
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
pending question; unresolved problem
intelligence gathering; information gathering
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover