standing firm; holding out
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
probability; likelihood; chances
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
sanity; consciousness; soberness
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
striking; remarkable; considerable
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
postponement; moving back
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
second arrow; second move; second step
future prospects; promise
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
covert action; covert operations
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly