passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
leased line; private circuit; private line
display; (computer) display; monitor
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
arrest; apprehension; capture
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
troublesome; pain in the butt
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
law of conservation of mass
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
calming down; quieting down
writing; composition; essay; sentence