joint; seam; joining point
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
interior; inside; internal
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
stirring; slight movement
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
each time it happens; at all such times
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
built-in; fixed; attached
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
standing tall; towering; soaring
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
industrial area; factory zone
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation