I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ pitch
▪
I fumbled for the light switch in the pitch ~.
▪ gathering
▪
We could just make out some figures in the gathering ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ after ~
▪
The girls weren't allowed out after ~.
▪ before ~
▪
We'd better try and finish this job before ~.
▪ in the ~
▪
I hate getting up in the ~.
PHRASES
▪ afraid of the ~
▪
Many small children are afraid of the ~.
II.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be , look , seem
▪ become , get , go , grow , turn
▪
It gets ~ at about six o'clock.
▪
Suddenly the whole sky went ~.
▪
As it grew ~, they gathered around the fire.
▪ remain , stay
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ completely
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ almost , nearly
▪
It's only three o'clock and it's nearly ~ already.
▪ already
▪ still
Dark is used with these nouns: ↑ alley , ↑ attic , ↑ background , ↑ basement , ↑ beer , ↑ blonde , ↑ brow , ↑ brown , ↑ bruise , ↑ cave , ↑ cellar , ↑ chamber , ↑ chestnut , ↑ chocolate , ↑ cloak , ↑ cloud , ↑ coffee , ↑ colour , ↑ colouring , ↑ comedy , ↑ complexion , ↑ confines , ↑ corner , ↑ corridor , ↑ crimson , ↑ curl , ↑ day , ↑ deed , ↑ depth , ↑ earth , ↑ emotion , ↑ evening , ↑ eye , ↑ eyebrow , ↑ eyelash , ↑ face , ↑ figure , ↑ foliage , ↑ force , ↑ foreboding , ↑ forest , ↑ freckle , ↑ gaze , ↑ glasses , ↑ gleam , ↑ grey , ↑ hair , ↑ hall , ↑ hallway , ↑ head , ↑ heart , ↑ hill , ↑ hint , ↑ hollow , ↑ humour , ↑ ink , ↑ interior , ↑ look , ↑ make-up , ↑ man , ↑ matter , ↑ meat , ↑ mood , ↑ mystery , ↑ night , ↑ overcoat , ↑ passage , ↑ patch , ↑ period , ↑ pit , ↑ pool , ↑ purple , ↑ recess , ↑ red , ↑ ring , ↑ road , ↑ room , ↑ satire , ↑ scowl , ↑ secret , ↑ sense of humour , ↑ shade , ↑ shading , ↑ shadow , ↑ shape , ↑ side , ↑ silhouette , ↑ skin , ↑ sky , ↑ stain , ↑ stranger , ↑ streak , ↑ street , ↑ stripe , ↑ sunglasses , ↑ suspicion , ↑ tale , ↑ tan , ↑ thought , ↑ tint , ↑ tone , ↑ tunnel , ↑ undertone , ↑ underworld , ↑ void , ↑ window , ↑ winter , ↑ wood