the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sympathy; compassion; pity
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
while; even though; despite
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
banquet or reception hall
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
flaring up; bursting into flames
aggression; invasion; raid
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
being too late; losing one's final chance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
literally; to the letter; literal
sea of fire; sea of flame
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
calamity; misfortune; disaster