to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to keep secret; to conceal
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to live; to reside; to inhabit
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
place; room; margin; scope
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
severe earthquake; violent tremor
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
donor; one who does something for you
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
battlefield; battleground
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
I have nothing to do with it
life-sized doll used for masturbation; cage (rattan or cane) used in bed in the tropics; bolster used for warmth when sleeping
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
sludge; slime; chemical ooze