darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
for a while; for some time; for a period
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to miss a chance; to fail to do
separate day; another day
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
absence; disregard; indifference
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
conduct; behavior; behaviour
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
alternately; by turns; one after the other
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye