thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
way (of doing); manner; method
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
talking about memories; reminiscences
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
head; brains; intelligence
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
secret; private; surreptitious
and so; therefore; for that reason
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
grudge; complaint; reproach
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)