flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
class; heading; group; category
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
that; the matter in question
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
separate; respective; different
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
research funds; research expenses
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to trample; to crush underfoot
although I say; although one might say; although called
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)