forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
now that; since; so long as; because
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to crawl towards; to creep up to
curious; strange; unusual
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings