vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
future; possible; potential; prospective
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
for today; for the time being
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
ice house; ice room; cold room
all present; all concerned; all of us
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
thermal energy; heat energy
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
7th day of the month; seven days
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
dropout; quitter; deserter
product; produce; result; fruit
word game; wordplay; playing with words