to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
round shape; circle; circular form
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
business district; office complex
in its entirety; whole; wholly
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
small number; few; minority
light and darkness; light and shade
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
all present; all concerned; all of us
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
in the end; on top of that
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)