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D___ thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen .Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen .Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.Her thoughts circled darkly round Bernard's strange behaviour. adjectiveWhen it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.When she awoke it was evening and already dark.It was too dark inside to see much.People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark.She snapped off the light and made her way back through the dark kitchen.The light went out, and the room was plunged into darkness....a darkly lit, seedy dance hall.If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black.He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case.The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.Joanne's freckles stood out darkly against her pale skin.The tea was darkly amber, the way he liked it.When you use dark to describe a colour, you are referring to a shade of that colour which is close to black, or seems to have some black in it.She was wearing a dark blue dress.If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin.He had dark, curly hair.Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.If you describe a white person as dark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin.He's gorgeous – tall and dark.He was a slim, darkly handsome young man.A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening .Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead.This was the darkest period of the war.A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about.The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system....the dark recesses of the mind.Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen .Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.Her thoughts circled darkly round Bernard's strange behaviour.Dark looks or remarks make you think that the person giving them wants to harm you or that something horrible is going to happen.Garin shot him a dark glance, as if in warning....dark threats.'Something's wrong here,' she said darkly.They shake their heads and mutter darkly.If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than light-hearted .Their dark humor never failed to astound him.Nina took a dark pleasure in being the cause of tension.The atmosphere after Wednesday's debut was as darkly comic as the film itself.Von Otter was superb both in the darkly dramatic songs, and in the lighter ones.nounThe dark is the lack of light in a place.Her mother was sitting in the dark by the stove in her rocking chair.I've always been afraid of the dark. A2

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query	D___ thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen .Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen . Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts. Her thoughts circled darkly round Bernard's strange behaviour.
word	dark
full-definition	adjective When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night. When she awoke it was evening and already dark. It was too dark inside to see much. People usually draw the curtains once it gets dark. She snapped off the light and made her way back through the dark kitchen. The light went out, and the room was plunged into darkness. ...a darkly lit, seedy dance hall. If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black. He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood. Joanne's freckles stood out darkly against her pale skin. The tea was darkly amber, the way he liked it. When you use dark to describe a colour, you are referring to a shade of that colour which is close to black, or seems to have some black in it. She was wearing a dark blue dress. If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin. He had dark, curly hair. Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern. If you describe a white person as dark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin. He's gorgeous – tall and dark. He was a slim, darkly handsome young man. A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening . Once again there's talk of very dark days ahead. This was the darkest period of the war. A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about. The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system. ...the dark recesses of the mind. Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen . Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts. Her thoughts circled darkly round Bernard's strange behaviour. Dark looks or remarks make you think that the person giving them wants to harm you or that something horrible is going to happen. Garin shot him a dark glance, as if in warning. ...dark threats. 'Something's wrong here,' she said darkly. They shake their heads and mutter darkly. If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than light-hearted . Their dark humor never failed to astound him. Nina took a dark pleasure in being the cause of tension. The atmosphere after Wednesday's debut was as darkly comic as the film itself. Von Otter was superb both in the darkly dramatic songs, and in the lighter ones. noun The dark is the lack of light in a place. Her mother was sitting in the dark by the stove in her rocking chair. I've always been afraid of the dark.
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cefr-level	A2

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