shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to be entwined; to be involved
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to waste time; to kill time
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to mark the end; to spell the end
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
sympathy; compassion; pity
message; informative matter
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
is never the case; has never happened
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)