achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to dye; to colour; to color
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to jar; to creak; to grate
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person