cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
drinking straight from a bottle
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
and then; and so; and; so then
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
somehow; for some reason or other
to compete with; to vie for
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
early detection (of an illness, project risks, etc.); early diagnosis
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to shake off; to throw off
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)