to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
looking pale; looking unwell
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
colorless and transparent
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to lean against; to set against
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to give; to do (something) for
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
secret; private; surreptitious
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
homosexuality; homosexual love
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
transactions; dealings; business
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly