to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
anything and everything; just about everything
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
already; now; no longer; not any more
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to cut; to slit; to slash
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
calamity; disaster; misfortune
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
what proportion; what percentage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
destination; place one stays during a trip
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
unprecedented; never seen before
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn