nature; the natural world; realm of nature
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
literally; to the letter; literal
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
interior; inside; internal
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
apparent; obvious; very clear
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pull; patronage; tug; discount
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
period of time; time slot; time zone
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing