to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
writing (e.g. as a profession)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
this is why; this means; it is the case that
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
no sleep or rest; working day and night
supporting role (actor); minor role
way out; means to escape; escape route
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond