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to turn one's back to

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completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

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mourning dress

2

glove; mitten; mitt

5

overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

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to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

1

funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director

4

thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

6

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

2

180 degrees; complete change

1

with a thud

6

mantle; cloak; manteau

5

passing through without stopping; passing by

2

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

3

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

4

to sign a contract

3

this sort of

2

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

4

to rant and rave; to raise hell

2

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

3

with one's own hands

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

3

blood vessel; vein

3

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

1

breast; chest

1

ice cream; icecream

3

scoop (icecream, mashed potato, etc.)

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

as you see; as you can see

1

collecting; gathering

1

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

2

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

3

cork stopper; (bottle) cork

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

6

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

5

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

death from cold; freezing to death

1

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

list; wrist

2

to hurry; to rush

1

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

target

3

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)

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