pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
being about to cry; the verge of tears
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
pop-up (book, toaster, etc.); pop-up
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to hit hard; to strike hard
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)