to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
otherwise; or else; if not
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
confections; sweets; candy; cake
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
strong; resolute; firm; strict
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
trust; confidence; credence
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
rule; reign; government; governing
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas