to flare up; to burst into flames
to name; to call; to christen; to term
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
aptitude; aptness; suitability
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
running the whole distance
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
unfortunately; regrettably
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to get one's head around; to think about
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
gradually; slowly but steadily
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway