true to one's name; living up to one's name
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw into; to toss into
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
holding out a little longer
all night long; all through the night
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
relation; connection; relevance
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
the original; original copy; script
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
accumulation; accumulate; store
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
authenticity; credibility
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around