to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
complete change; about-face
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to thrust before; to thrust at
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to grow up; to become an adult
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
flaring up; bursting into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to need; to call for; to require
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to shut in; to confine; to contain
unknown; obscure; insignificant
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
distributing; dealing out; apportionment