to jar; to creak; to grate
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
distant place; faraway location; far away
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
literally; to the letter; literal
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
no!; no no!; no, not at all
carrying out mercenary deeds; having a mercenary attitude; calculating
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
reason; logic; method; system; order
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)