stingy; cheap; very frugal
inside; interior; inner part
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
one's home country; one's homeland
drachma (former Greek currency)
nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
keeping house; being confined to one's house
at the last moment; this late in the game
nostrils; wings of the nose
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to leave a bad impression behind
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
incineration; destroy by fire
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
field; sports stadium; arena
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
world-destroying conflagration
fire brigade; fire company
pushing by hand; hand gilding
fire truck (specifically one equipped with a pump); pumper
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through