pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
world; society; people; the public
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
(one's) quota; assignment
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
platform; home; home base; home plate
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to tower over the surroundings