total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
central part; heart (of a city)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to hide; to keep to oneself
opening fully; full throttle; full power
release; emission; ejection
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to get strong; to gain strength
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
light; faint; pale; fleeting
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that