to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
contest; comparison; competition
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
district; section; sector
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
calamity; disaster; misfortune
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
large number (of); many; majority
at the present time; as of now; at this time
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why