dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
weather forecast; weather report
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
consists of; comprises; is made up of
publicity (information) activities; public relations
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
emotional strength; force of will
to accept; to receive; to agree
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
coincident with; while; simultaneously