very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
... years old; age (of) ...
true character; real nature
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
melting; fusion; liquefaction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
vitality; energy; dynamism
weakening; emaciation; decline
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
counter for birds or rabbits
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly