sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
in deep black; in jet black
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to order; to command; to appoint
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
right in the center (centre)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
going straight on; going straight ahead
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to run about trying to escape
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to push down; to knock down
near; close by; within reach; familiar