to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
(electric) torch; flashlight
body; physical system; (the) person
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
duty; function; office; mission; task
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
usage; way to use; utilization
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all