gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
(the) executive; administration; leadership
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
number of times; frequency; count
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
something extra; something on top; and then some; icing on the cake
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
nervousness; oversensitivity
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
point of compromise; common ground
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability