sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
courting; wooing; making advances
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
in person; personally; directly
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
high-explosive projectile
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to blow out; to spout out
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
on one hand; on the other hand
piece of meat; cut of meat
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
in case of; at that time; at this time
colouring; coloring; colorant
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to forget to say; to forget to mention
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
bluff; false show of power; bold front
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)