flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to pick up; to find; to gather
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
defense; defence; protection
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
only; merely; but; no more than
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
will; testament; last request