dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
just because; even if; even though
being too late; losing one's final chance
the other day; a few days ago
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
the last moment; the very end
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
not necessarily so; is not always true
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
several people; a few people
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
autumnal tints; fall tints
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal