to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
meanwhile; in the meantime
causticity; corrosiveness
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to form a group; to form a bunch
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
pillar of fire; blazing column
without leaving any trace
incineration; destroy by fire
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
storage room; store room; lumber room
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to look upwards; to look up
serious; severe; grave; acute
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
sanity; consciousness; soberness
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly