dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
wood (for building); lumber; timber
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
monetary; financial; pecuniary
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to get change back; to be more than enough
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
settlement; solution; resolution
scope; valid range; coverage
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
ramification; branching off
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to let an opportunity slip
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent