strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
occasional; infrequent; rare
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
inside an office, laboratory, power plant, etc.
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
supply; provision; service; supply
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
rotten smell; putrid odor
room allocation; assignment of rooms
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)