total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to fall off; to tumble down
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving (license)
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
this (very thing); this precisely
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
holding hands with fingers interlocked
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
fast-talking; rapid talking
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
short trip; brief journey; excursion
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)