to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
paints; painting material
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
space (room, area, outer space)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
what's the matter?; what's wrong?