at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
radiant smile; contented smile
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
for example; for instance; e.g.
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign