bang on the money; spot on; right answer
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
is something that; is that which
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
burning a mountain (by design)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
flaring up; bursting into flames
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
everything one does; whatever one does
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
sea of fire; sea of flame
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
secret information; intelligence
hostility; antagonism; opposition
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
journey; route of a journey
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)