(with a) start; fright; alarm
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to resound; to make a stir
to relax; to feel at home
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
very interesting; of great interest
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to explain; to dispel doubts
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
novel; original; new; innovative
one's physical safety; personal security
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit