dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how; in what way; how about; questionable
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
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)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to look around; to take a view of
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indeed; really; truly; very much
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be able to manage somehow or another
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be able to manage somehow or another
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished