siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
jewel; precious stone; gem
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
violent explosion; bursting
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
charred; burnt black; scorched black
Afro (hairstyle); Afro-; African
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
further; even more; still more; all the more
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
last days; the end; one's fate
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)