dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
cannot be compared with; no match for
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to triumph; to be elated with success
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
self-consciousness; self-awareness
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
sympathy; empathy; response
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
at a loss for words; stumped for words
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)