dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be free; to be available
to comfort; to console; to amuse
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to say no more; to sink into silence
indicate reason; infers some protest
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
war; battle; match; game; competition
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
consequence; outcome; result; blame
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
because of; owing to; due to
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma