dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to this extent; to this degree; this much
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
even if not; even without
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be filled to bursting; to burst
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
long ago; a long time ago; already
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
in the meanwhile; during the time
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby