dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to understand (each other); to comprehend
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to move forward; to move on
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
reconciliation; make peace with
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
dark night; moonless night
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more