black; dark; dark; shady; noir
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
something like ...; something called ...
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
you (plural); all of you; you all
(someone else's) parents; both parents
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
in one's own way or style
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
sharply; harshly; stingingly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
depression; low spirits; dejection
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly