serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
at once; immediately; right now
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to have a talk; to tell a story
to keep in mind; to memorize
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
vicious circle; vicious cycle
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
society; the world; the times
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to talk; to chat; to chatter
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
warmly; cordially; with tender care
just one person; only one
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain