hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
amount of money; sum of money
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to hide; to keep to oneself
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
advance payment; money paid in advance
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to spit out; to eject; to dump
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
on the way back; when about to go back
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night