in deep black; in jet black
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
covered in mud; mud-caked
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to watch for an unguarded moment
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
intention; idea; inclination; wish
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to feel a chill run down one's spine
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
right under; directly below
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
offense and defense; offence and defence
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
two times; twice; two degrees
to leap back; to jump back
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy