(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.)
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
living person; the living
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
bedside; near one's pillow
internal combustion engine
(for the) first time in one's life
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
eruption; volcanic eruption
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
parody (of a famous work); pun
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
excess; surplus; superabundance
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to hunger for love; to starve for love
to arrest; to capture; to seize
killing two birds with one stone
directly; in person; firsthand