pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
... years old; age (of) ...
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to be relieved; to feel relieved
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
every evening; night after night
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
don't worry about it; forget about it
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
affected part; diseased part; wound
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
special; particular; peculiar; unique
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
none of your business; not your concern
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel