battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
to gather; to collect; to assemble
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
edge of the eaves; house frontage
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
(carved) statue; sculpture
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
force of a fire; force of flames
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
not at all; not in the least
to take a backseat (to someone); to fall behind (someone); to be at a disadvantage; to be in a weak position; (lit.) to stand downwind
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
really; truly; indeed; good grief