to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be helpful; to be useful
sea level; (surface of) sea
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
one after another; in rapid succession
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to pass (of time); to elapse
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced