violent explosion; bursting
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
quick-tempered; impatient
fidelity to one's principles
the ways of the world; human nature
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
occasional; infrequent; rare
high spirits; gleeful mood
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
laughingstock; object of ridicule
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
one's home country; one's homeland
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to head home; to leave for home
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious