means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
one cause; one reason; one factor
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
many; numerous; various; large number of
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
standing firm; holding out
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
high-pitched tone; soprano
way; method; means; resource; course
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to escape from; to get out