dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
deep-seated grudge; hatred
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hostile party; enemy side
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
simply; merely; only; solely
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
danger; peril; hazard; risk
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
rest; break; recess; intermission
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try