in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
bright red; crimson lotus flower
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
reason for being; raison d'être
request; appeal; claim; purchase
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
show; exhibition; spectacle
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
point in common; common feature
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
outsider; someone outside of a group
by all means; by all costs
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
for the first time in one's life