large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to palm off; to force a sale
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to shed light; to cast light
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
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
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
memories; recollections; reminiscence
vitality; energy; dynamism
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
in the end; at the end of the day
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
sympathy; compassion; pity
simple honesty; tactless frankness
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
that is to say; so that means
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence