self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
detached; aloof; indifferent
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to be astonished; to be amazed
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
(in) the air; midair; sky
what's what; heads or tails
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
though; even if; whether ... or ...
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to run up to; to rush over
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
anonymity; using an assumed name