rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
my husband; one's family; family member
to take someone's life; to kill someone
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
appearance; figure; shape; form
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to leap back; to jump back
reality; actuality; hard fact
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
lower half of the body; nether parts
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away