complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
on board a ship; aboard a ship
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
savior; saviour; rescuer; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
complementation; supplementation; completion
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
composition (of music); setting; writing music
traditional; customary; conventional
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to build (a bridge) over a river
to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
planning; plan; project; arrangements
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
reform; reformation; reorganization
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister