dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
national crisis; national disaster
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
ago; since; before; previous
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
public corporation; public housing
failure; mistake; blunder
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
connection; link; relationship
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
position; location; base; point; site
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)