conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
odorless; odourless; unscented
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
craving; longing; thirsting
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to creep about; to crawl around
contest of strength; trial of strength
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
the very best; excellent; superb
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
appearance; figure; shape; form
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
stirring; slight movement
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)