Vocabulary

to be overtaken by darkness

to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to give (in support)

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with

to carry on together; to do at the same time

to roar; to thunder; to boom; to rumble; to resound; to reverberate

to carve out

to engrave; to carve out

to blacken; to become black

to blacken; to become black

to blacken (something); to make something black

to filter; to strain

to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)

to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

to be complicated; to be elaborate

to modernize; to modernise

to trouble with questions; to embarrass; to put out; to put on the spot; to inconvenience

to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed

to deduct; to take away; to dock; to discount

to hold (umbrella) over

to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect

to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose

to sprain; to twist

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be dispirited; to be crushed (emotionally)

to co-operate (in enterprises); to hold in common; to share

to reassume

to be clever; to be quick-witted; to be precocious

to be presumptuous; to be clever and forward

to be smashed up

to worship; to enshrine

to begin to cut

to cut apart; to split; to divide

to cut and sew

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

to shine clearly

to clear gradually; to get cold gradually

to be clear; to be distinct; to be precise

to be very clear