lightning strike; torpedo attack
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
to flare up; to burst into flames
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
rival; competitor; competition
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
guess; conjecture; surmise
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
squishily; with a soft squishing motion; munchingly; with a chewing motion; mumblingly; while stammering
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
contraceptive device; birth-control device
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
retainer; attendant; escort
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
probity check; background investigation
social; societal; societary
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons