black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
loss; defeat; counter for losses
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
future (usually near); prospects
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
probability; likelihood; chances
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
I have nothing to do with it
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
in advance; beforehand; previously
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
head of the student council; president of the student council