future (usually near); prospects
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be smeared; to be covered
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
scenery; scene; landscape
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
at first; in the beginning; originally
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to wring the neck; to strangle
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
management; administration; operation