dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
late at night; small hours of the morning
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to become empty; to be emptied
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
police; police officer; police station
to stare back at; to look back at
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
wound suffered in a fight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be perturbed; to be agitated
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
ancestor; forefather; foremother
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
unqualified; without qualifications
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
how long; how much; to what extent
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
single word; a few words; brief comment
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
will not do; do not; does not