the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(turned out) all right in the end
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
heating; application of heat
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
several times (as large, over)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
charcoal; charred remains
stealthy steps; soft steps
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
central part; heart (of a city)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender