dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
final; eventual; ultimate
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
does not; can not; will not
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
descending a mountain; descent
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be found; to be discovered
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
only recently; just of late