to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
shades of evening; dead of night
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
news; word; tidings; omen
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
command; lead; generalship; leadership
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
disclosure; exposure; revelation
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
responsibility; duty; obligation
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to shout (in anger); to yell
step; stride; counter for steps
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
family; members of a family
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words