live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
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)
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
supreme; sublime; highest
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
chisel; burin; graver; gad; jumper