to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
sentiment; sentimentality
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to shed light; to cast light
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
memories; recollections; reminiscence
vitality; energy; dynamism
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
in the end; at the end of the day
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
sympathy; compassion; pity
simple honesty; tactless frankness
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
that is to say; so that means
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to hate each other; to hate mutually
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to be born; to come into the world