to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
for the first time in one's life
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
regret; repentance; remorse
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
upward glance; upturned eyes
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
outsider; someone outside of a group
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far