pitch dark; total darkness
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
group; bunch; crowd; group
birds and wild animals; wildlife
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
possession; retention; maintenance
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
extermination; annihilation
black and white; right and wrong
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
directionality; directivity
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny