obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to become frizzy (of hair); to be kinky; to curl up; to tingle; to prickle; to sting
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be sooty; to be stained
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
all creation; all nature; all the universe
bright red; crimson lotus flower
each house; every house; many houses
flaring up; bursting into flames
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
father and mother; parents
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
grudge; malice; intention; disposition; obstinacy; reason
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
even more; still more; further
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma