total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
upper half of the body; upper body
moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell; Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
directly opposite; right in front
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to split; to be split; to splinter
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to squeeze out; to wring out
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
protest; refutation; pleading
it's no joke; gimme a break!
originally; by nature; from the start
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
technique; art; skill; move
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly