colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
guess; conjecture; surmise
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
limbs; arms and legs; body
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
for a while; for some time; for a period
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
while; during (the time when)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
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
how; in what way; how about
by myself; in person; by oneself
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice