total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
assertion; declaration; affirmation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
period of time; time slot; time zone
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
folklore studies; folkloristics
in good health; alive and well; going strong
very interesting; of great interest
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
hereabouts; around there; that area
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)