bright red; crimson lotus flower
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
study; research; investigation
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
just the other day; quite recently
again; once more; a second time
ability; performance; efficiency
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret