story; tale; talk; discussion
future (usually near); prospects
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
as a child; when one was a child
discovery; detection; finding
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
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
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
yearned for; longed for; missed
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
time; season; period; phase; stage
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
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)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time