flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
impossible to do (although wants to)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
personal; individual; private
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to be able to manage somehow or other
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
visit (from someone); call
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
how much; how many; however
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)