to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
capable of anything; liable to do
informal consent; private consent
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
setting on fire; setting afire
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
release; emission; ejection
moderate; proper; just right
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
all (there is); as long as there is
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
funny story; funny anecdote
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
coating; film; membrane; tunic (plants); capsule
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
already; now; no longer; not any more
immediately; right away; on the spot
older sister and younger brother
older sister; elder sister