to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
empty lot; vacant plot of land
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
audience; spectator; spectators
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
casualties; the killed and wounded
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps