black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
standard; set; routine; decided
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
that is to say; so that means
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
design; idea; conception; plan
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
black beard; noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
victim; injured party; sufferer
to become pale; to turn pale
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees