maintenance; preservation; improvement
arrest; apprehension; capture
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
world situation; world affairs
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
incessant working; working non-stop
don't worry; there's no need to worry
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
putting out the light; switching off the light
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
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)
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
conviction; belief; confidence
true to one's name; living up to one's name
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
right under; directly below
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
recovery; undoing; recall