on the occasion of; at the time of
riskiness; (level of) danger
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to get strong; to gain strength
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to yell; to rant; to rave
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
to be manageable; to be able to handle
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to continue (going along some trend)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards