dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
preliminary arrangements; spade work
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
plainclothes police officer; plain-clothes detective
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
divorce; dissolution of adoption
dumbfounded; in mute amazement