custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to torment; to harass; to tease
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
eighth day of the month; eight days
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
moisture; humidity; dampness
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry