hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
had better ...; had better not ...
whenever you want; any time you like
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
and yet; though; when; in spite of
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
last night; yesterday evening
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
living together; coexistence
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart