spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
brilliant; bright; dazzling
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to melt together; to blend together
to rock; to shake; to swing
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
embers; cinders; burnt residue; combustion residue
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
we have a result!; game over!; match!
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
womanly; ladylike; feminine
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to blow through; to blow across
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to shake; to waver; to tremble