burned down; entirely destroyed
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
difficult to ...; hard to ...
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to take; to catch; to capture
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
unexpectedly; surprisingly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
nothing but; none other than
contest; comparison; competition
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to look away; to avert one's eyes
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to differ; to vary; to disagree
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
covered in mud; mud-caked
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)