reinforcement; strengthening
to be expensive; to be costly
(not so) much; (not) very
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
hidden room; secret chamber
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
storage; warehouse; depot
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
corridor; hallway; passageway
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
surroundings; environs; circumference
comparatively; relatively
invisibly; secretly; privately
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to flare up; to burst into flames
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be discouraged; to be disheartened