to slip through; to slip past; to evade
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to find fault with; to question
to look around; to survey
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
burned down; entirely destroyed
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
brilliant; bright; glorious
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
parolee; person on parole
negotiations; discussions; connection
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude