to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
sudden impulse; passing fancy
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
heart sound; cardiac sound
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
custom; practice; convention; precedent
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
gynophobia; fear of women
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility