pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to have meaning; to be meaningful
last night; yesterday evening
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
telephone number; phone number
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
the way back; the way home; return trip
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to breathe out; to exhale
abdomen; stomach; (lower) abdominal region; hypogastrium
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist