center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
feeling of a house or a room
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to set (sun); to become dark
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in