inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
staying the night; lodging (at)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
way out; means to escape; escape route
centre; center; center fielder
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to encamp; to take up positions
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
droplight; hanging lamp; pendant; pendent lamp; swinging lamp
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
whole face; all over one's face
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild