to pretend; to act (as if)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
evening sky; twilight sky
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
bedside; near one's pillow
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
several weeks; a few weeks
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself