dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to form a pair; to pair up
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to differ; to vary; to disagree
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
how dare ...; how could ...
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to attack; to assault; to assail
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to distract a person's attention
to take over; to hand over
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
starting line; starting point