to flare up; to burst into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
survival; survivor; relic
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
hometown; rural township (of China)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
gesture; sign; hand signal