pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
wherein; therein; thereinto
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
about this time; about now
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
otherwise; or else; if not
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to learn; to study; to take lessons in