expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to throw on the fire; to burn
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
closely-guarded secret; top secret
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to overflow from something full
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
boasting of one's strength
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
but; however; even though; even if
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
natural span of life; 250 years old
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
setting off (on a trip); departure
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
light pink; light crimson
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
extermination; annihilation
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout