dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to rise; to erect; to get up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
other side; opposite side; other party
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
upper half of the body; upper body
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to blow through; to blow across
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
ten; 10; ten years of age
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)