wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
curfew; lockdown; grounding
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
fluent (in a language); flowing
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
hesitation mark (scar from a suicide attempt); hesitation wound
section; cross section; profile
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
planner; drafter; deviser
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to arrange (flowers); to plant
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels