in deep black; in jet black
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
to make oneself available (free)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
floor above; floor upstairs
precarious situation; precarious state
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to become better; to improve
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
memories; recollections; reminiscence
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
job vacancy information; recruitment information
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way