domestic animals; livestock; cattle
starry night; starlight night
to give a round of applause; to applaud
rhinitis; coryza; nasal inflammation
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
tailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
personal (employee); employed; retained
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
follower of the Buddha; Buddhist; all Buddha's children; mankind; Bodhisattva
good person; virtuous person
orphan; person without friends
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
wind damage; storm damage
water damage; flood disaster
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
puckered-up mouth; button of a mouth
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
state-run; state-managed; established by a state in a federal system (e.g. US, Australia, India, etc.)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
burned down; entirely destroyed
catercorner; diagonally opposite
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
bolt from the blue; great surprise
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
giving a cold look; icy stare; taking a cold-hearted attitude
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear